A few genetic variants go a long way in differentiating Penstemon species

PLoS Biol. 2023 Sep 29;21(9):e3002322. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002322. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Abstract

The integrity of hybridizing species is usually maintained by genome-wide selection or by selection on a few genomic regions. A study published in PLOS Biology finds a different pattern-60 SNPs spread across the genome differentiate a Penstemon species pair.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bees
  • Birds
  • Flowers
  • Penstemon* / genetics
  • Pollination*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics

Grants and funding

The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.