Elucidating in vitro and in vivo phenotypic behaviour of L. infantum/L. major natural hybrids by Cortes, S, Albuquerque-Wendt, A, Maia, C, Carvalho, M, Lima, I, De Freitas, L, Dos-Santos, W, Campino, L

“…Although trypanosomatids are considered to have clonal propagation, genetic hybridization has produced successful natural hybrid lineages. Hybrids displaying strong selective advantages may have an impact on pathogenesis and the eco-epidemiology of leishmaniasis. …”

Chemical communication, sexual selection, and introgression in wall lizards by MacGregor, H, Lewandowsky, R, d'Ettorre, P, Leroy, C, Davies, N, While, G, Uller, O

“…Consistent with these results, introgression of chemical profiles in a natural hybrid zone resembled that of neutral nuclear genetic markers overall, but one compound in particular (tocopherol methyl ether) matched closely the introgression of visual sexual characters. …”

CNVs into the wild: screening the genomes of conifer trees (Picea spp.) reveals fewer gene copy number variations in hybrids and links to adaptation by Prunier, J, Caron, S, Mackay, J

“…Gene CNVs were assessed in three full-sib families from species with 20 Gb genomes, i.e., white and black spruce, and interior spruce - a natural hybrid.We discovered hundreds of gene CNVs in each species, 3612 in total, which were enriched in functions related to stress and defense responses and narrow expression profiles, indicating a potential role in adaptation. …”

Interspecific crossing and genetic mapping reveal intrinsic genomic incompatibility between two Senecio species that form a hybrid zone on Mount Etna, Sicily by Brennan, A, Hiscock, S, Abbott, R

“…Intrinsic genomic incompatibility between S. aethnensis and S. chrysanthemifolius revealed by TRD across multiple genomic regions in early-generation hybrids is likely to impact the genetic structure of the natural hybrid zone on Mount Etna by limiting introgression and promoting divergence across the genome.…”

Evaluation of different genetic procedures for the generation of artificial hybrids in Saccharomyces genus for winemaking. by Pérez-Través, L, Lopes, C, Barrio, E, Querol, A

“…In this way, hybridization techniques involving two complete genomes became interesting. Natural hybrid strains between different Saccharomyces species have been detected in diverse fermented beverages including wine, cider and beer. …”

Evolutionary drivers of the rise and fall of a dominant hybrid MRSA, ST239 by Gill, J

“…</p> <p>In 2004, Robinson and Enright hypothesised that ST239 is a natural hybrid that formed through a single large chromosomal replacement event between two distantly-related S. aureus strains, where 20% of the ancestral ST8-like genome was replaced with the homologous region from an ST30-like ancestor. …”

Drought tolerance and its evolution in conifers including UK commercial species by Rizzuto, G

“…Finally, we studied <i>P. sitchensis</i> and its natural hybrid with <i>P. glauca</i>, <i>P. lutzii</i>. …”

Sex chromosome evolution and speciation in Ficedula flycatchers. by Saetre, G, Borge, T, Lindroos, K, Haavie, J, Sheldon, B, Primmer, C, Syvänen, A

“…We investigate the significance of sex-chromosome evolution on the development of post- and prezygotic isolation in two naturally hybridizing Ficedula flycatcher species. Applying a tag-array-based mini-sequencing assay to genotype single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and interspecific substitutions, we demonstrate rather extensive hybridization and backcrossing in sympatry. …”