Johnsson, M;
Gering, E;
Willis, P;
Lopez, S;
Van Dorp, L;
Hellenthal, G;
Henriksen, R;
... Wright, D; + view all
(2016)
Feralisation targets different genomic loci to domestication in the chicken.
Nature Communications
, 7
, Article 12950. 10.1038/ncomms12950.
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Abstract
Feralisation occurs when a domestic population recolonizes the wild, escaping its previous restricted environment, and has been considered as the reverse of domestication. We have previously shown that Kauai Island’s feral chickens are a highly variable and admixed population. Here we map selective sweeps in feral Kauai chickens using whole-genome sequencing. The detected sweeps were mostly unique to feralisation and distinct to those selected for during domestication. To ascribe potential phenotypic functions to these genes we utilize a laboratory-controlled equivalent to the Kauai population—an advanced intercross between Red Junglefowl and domestic layer birds that has been used previously for both QTL and expression QTL studies. Certain sweep genes exhibit significant correlations with comb mass, maternal brooding behaviour and fecundity. Our analyses indicate that adaptations to feral and domestic environments involve different genomic regions and feral chickens show some evidence of adaptation at genes associated with sexual selection and reproduction.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Feralisation targets different genomic loci to domestication in the chicken |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/ncomms12950 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12950 |
| Additional information: | © The Author(s) 2016. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, DNA-SEQUENCING DATA, FEMALE MATE CHOICE, RED JUNGLE FOWL, SEXUAL ORNAMENT, GENETIC ARCHITECTURE, SELECTIVE SWEEPS, EVOLUTION, LINKAGE, ALLOCATION, PLEIOTROPY |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1520029 |
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