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The genetic architecture necessary for transgressive segregation is common in both natural and domesticated populations.

ABSTRACT: Segregating hybrids often exhibit phenotypes that are extreme or novel relative to the parental lines. This phenomenon is referred to as transgressive segregation, and it provides a mechanism by which hybridization might contribute to adaptive evolution. Genetic studies indicate that transgressive segregation typically results from recombination between parental taxa that possess quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with antagonistic effects (i.e. QTLs with effects that are in the opposite direction to parental differences for those traits). To assess whether this genetic architecture is common, we tabulated the direction of allelic effects for 3252 QTLs from 749 traits and 96 studies. Most traits (63.6%) had at least one antagonistic QTL, indicating that the genetic substrate for transgressive segregation is common. Plants had significantly more antagonistic QTLs than animals, which agrees with previous reports that transgressive segregation is more common in plants than in animals. Likewise, antagonistic QTLs were more frequent in intra- than in interspecific crosses and in morphological than in physiological traits. These results indicate that transgressive segregation provides a general mechanism for the production of extreme phenotypes at both above and below the species level and testify to the possible creative part of hybridization in adaptive evolution and speciation.

SUBMITTER: Rieseberg LH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1693210 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The genetic architecture necessary for transgressive segregation is common in both natural and domesticated populations.

Rieseberg Loren H LH Widmer Alex A Arntz A Michele AM Burke John M JM

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 20030601 1434

Segregating hybrids often exhibit phenotypes that are extreme or novel relative to the parental lines. This phenomenon is referred to as transgressive segregation, and it provides a mechanism by which hybridization might contribute to adaptive evolution. Genetic studies indicate that transgressive segregation typically results from recombination between parental taxa that possess quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with antagonistic effects (i.e. QTLs with effects that are in the opposite direction t ...[more]

PMID: 12831480

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The genetic architecture necessary for transgressive segregation is common in both natural and domesticated populations.

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The genetic architecture necessary for transgressive segregation is common in both natural and domesticated populations.

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