EXPERIMENTAL INTROGRESSION IN NATURAL TETRAPLOID <i>AEGILOPS</i> SPECIES

Introgression of Root-Knot Nematode Resistance into Tetraploid Cottons

Root-knot nematode (RKN) resistance introgression into tetraploid cotton (Gossypium spp.) and its ancestral genome origin were examined. Resistance sources (‘Acala NemX’, ‘Clevewilt 6’, Auburn 623 RNR) were compared with diverse germplasm using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers from chromosomes 7, 11, and 14 and DNA sequence information. Differences (P < 0.05) were observed for mean root gal...

Species-specific markers provide molecular genetic evidence for natural introgression of bullhead catfishes in Hungary

Since three bullhead catfish species were introduced to Europe in the late 19th century, they have spread to most European countries. In Hungary, the brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) was more widespread in the 1970s-1980s, but the black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) has gradually supplanted since their second introduction in 1980. The introgressive hybridization of the two species has been presu...

Species polyphyly and mtDNA introgression among three Serrasalmus sister-species.

Dynamics of mtDNA introgression during species range expansion: insights from an experimental longitudinal study

Introgressive hybridization represents one of the long-lasting debated genetic consequences of species range expansion. Mitochondrial DNA has been shown to heavily introgress between interbreeding animal species that meet in new sympatric areas and, often, asymmetric introgression from local to the colonizing populations has been observed. Disentangling among the evolutionary and ecological pro...

Nuclear introgression without mitochondrial introgression in two turtle species exhibiting sex‐specific trophic differentiation

Despite the presence of reproductive barriers between species, interspecific gene introgression has been documented in a range of natural systems. Comparing patterns of genetic introgression in biparental versus matrilineal markers can potentially reveal sex-specific barriers to interspecific gene flow. Hybridization has been documented in the freshwater turtles Graptemys geographica and G. pse...