Meiotic recombination is a fundamental feature of sexually reproducing species. It is often
required for proper chromosome segregation and plays important role in adaptation and the …

PRDM9 is a zinc finger protein that binds DNA at specific locations in the genome where it
trimethylates histone H3 at lysines 4 and 36 at surrounding nucleosomes. During meiosis in …

To investigate the consequences of hybridization between species, we studied three
replicate hybrid populations that formed naturally between two swordtail fish species …

The DNA-binding protein PRDM9 has a critical role in specifying meiotic recombination
hotspots in mice and apes, but it appears to be absent from other vertebrate species …

Events in primate evolution are often dated by assuming a constant rate of substitution per
unit time, but the validity of this assumption remains unclear. Among mammals, it is well …

In some mammals, notably humans, recombination occurs almost exclusively where the
protein PRDM9 binds, whereas in vertebrates lacking an intact PRDM9, such as birds and …

Genetic admixture is central to primate evolution. We combined 50 years of field
observations of immigration and group demography with genomic data from~ 9 generations …

Current phylogenomic approaches implicitly assume that the predominant phylogenetic
signal within a genome reflects the true evolutionary history of organisms, without assessing …

Meiosis is a key event of sexual life cycles in eukaryotes. Its mechanistic details have been
uncovered in several model organisms, and most of its essential features have received …

During meiosis, maternal and paternal chromosomes undergo exchanges by homologous
recombination. This is essential for fertility and contributes to genome evolution. In many …