Reciprocal gene loss between Tetraodon and zebrafish after
whole genome duplication in their ancestor
Marie Sémon and Kenneth H. Wolfe
The whole genome duplication that occurred in ray-finned fish
coincided with the radiation of teleost species; consequently, these
two phenomena have often been linked. Using the Tetraodon and
zebrafish complete genome sequences, we tested a molecular hypothesis
that can relate whole genome duplication to speciation in teleosts. We
estimate that thousands of genes that remained duplicated when Tetraodon
and zebrafish diverged underwent reciprocal loss subsequently in these
two species, probably contributing to reproductive isolation between
them.
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