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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yaniv Brandvain, Shelley Sianta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002322