Version 1
: Received: 13 September 2023 / Approved: 13 September 2023 / Online: 14 September 2023 (04:50:27 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 13 May 2024 / Approved: 14 May 2024 / Online: 14 May 2024 (06:49:57 CEST)
How to cite:
Bjornson, S.; Verbruggen, H.; Upham, N.; Steenwyk, J. Reticulate Evolution: Detection and Utility in the Phylogenomics Era. Preprints2023, 2023090905. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0905.v2
Bjornson, S.; Verbruggen, H.; Upham, N.; Steenwyk, J. Reticulate Evolution: Detection and Utility in the Phylogenomics Era. Preprints 2023, 2023090905. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0905.v2
Bjornson, S.; Verbruggen, H.; Upham, N.; Steenwyk, J. Reticulate Evolution: Detection and Utility in the Phylogenomics Era. Preprints2023, 2023090905. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0905.v2
APA Style
Bjornson, S., Verbruggen, H., Upham, N., & Steenwyk, J. (2024). Reticulate Evolution: Detection and Utility in the Phylogenomics Era. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0905.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bjornson, S., Nathan Upham and Jacob Steenwyk. 2024 "Reticulate Evolution: Detection and Utility in the Phylogenomics Era" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0905.v2
Abstract
Phylogenomics has enriched our understanding that the Tree of Life can have network-like or reticulate structures among some taxa and genes. Non-vertical modes of evolution—such as hybridization/introgression and horizontal gene transfer—deviate from a strictly bifurcating tree model, causing non-treelike patterns. Here, we present a brief overview of a phylogenomic workflow for inferring organismal histories and compare methods for detecting reticulate evolution. We discuss how the timing of coalescent events can help disentangle introgression from incomplete lineage sorting and how horizontal gene transfer events can help determine the relative timing of speciation events. In doing so, we identify pitfalls of certain methods and discuss how to extend their utility across the Tree of Life. Workflows, methods, and future directions discussed herein underscore the need to embrace reticulate evolutionary patterns for understanding the timing and rates of evolutionary events, providing a clearer understanding of life’s history.
Biology and Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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