Additional analyses of the goose genomes uncovered signatures of introgression (i.e. gene flow between species) across the phylogeny. The evolution of geese can thus be represented as a complex network. https://t.co/fIv7RbSpGB /4 https://t.co/YaNhS3fxwp
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@kb_kinsey Ah ok, then it makes sense 😉 We are indeed still thinking too much in terms of bifurcating trees. My PhD was about hybridization in geese where we also needed networks to capture the complexity. I might have gotten used to these entangled messes
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When I applied these methods to my beloved geese, I uncovered high levels of ancient introgression and concluded that a phylogenetic network might be more appropriate here. https://t.co/6LCCgzG97C https://t.co/Uf24ViohB7
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@eddieamyers Very cool! I found similar patterns in geese. A taxonomic mess, but an evolutionary dream 😉 https://t.co/fIv7Rc9sIB