How chromosomal inversions reorient the evolutionary process
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Inversions are structural mutations that reverse the sequence of a chromosome segment and reduce the effective rate of recombination in the heterozygous state. They play a major role in adaptation, as well as in other evolutionary processes such as speciation. Although inversions have been studied since the 1920s, they remain difficult to investigate because the reduced recombination conferred by them strengthens the effects of drift and hitchhiking, which in turn can obscure signatures of selection. Nonetheless, numerous inversions have been found to be under selection. Given recent advances in population genetic theory and empirical study, here we review how different mechanisms of selection affect the evolution of inversions. A key difference between inversions and other mutations, such as single nucleotide variants, is that the fitness of an inversion may be affected by a larger number of frequently interacting processes. This considerably complicates the analysis of the causes underlying the evolution of inversions. We discuss the extent to which these mechanisms can be disentangled, and by which approach.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Evolutionary Biology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 12 |
Pages (from-to) | 1761-1782 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISSN | 1010-061X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
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© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Evolutionary Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society for Evolutionary Biology.
- adaptation, balanced polymorphisms, chromosomal rearrangements, inversions, linkage, neutrality, recombination, selection
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