About From genes to genomes: Investigating the population species boundary in non-model Fungi
From genes to genomes: Investigating the population species boundary in non-model Fungi
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Characterizing the subtle boundaries between populations and species, and how differentiation of individual genes and populations give rise to macroevolutionary patterns remains one of the most elusive unanswered questions since the Modern Synthesis. However, as we transition out of the genetic and into the (post)genomic era, our understanding of the subtle, and often ephemeral, distinctions that segregate separately evolving groups is becoming less clear. Delineations that were once dogma are now called into question and drawing boundaries between evolutionary cohesive groups is often more of a philosophical challenge than statistical. Among eukaryotes, the population/species boundary may be more vague in Fungi than most other groups, where cryptic and unresolvable “species complexes” are commonplace. Fungi is one of the most diverse groups of eukaryotes, outnumbering vascular plants by as much as 30:1, yet we’ve only described 1-7% of them. Despite increasing interest and research effort, our understanding of the processes that generate new species in Fungi remain poorly understood. However, with new genomic tools we can now begin to interrogate natural populations of these complex and diverse organisms without the need for highly controlled pedigree information or breeding experiments. A new era of population and species genetics has arrived that is already revolutionizing our understanding of the processes that generate new species in Fungi.
This special collection aims to summarize the current state of knowledge on the population/species boundary in non-model Fungi, from the processes that drive divergence or maintain cohesiveness to the broad biogeographic and phylogenetic patterns that have evolved over macroevolutionary time. With this collection, we hope to provide a foundational framework to promote new research seeking to investigate the murky waters of fungal species boundaries within a genomic context.
Keywords: speciation; fungal diversity; comparative genomics; phylogenetics; phylogenomics; SNPs; population genetics; evolution; systematics; diversification; radiation; adaptation; species concept
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Characterizing the subtle boundaries between populations and species, and how differentiation of individual genes and populations give rise to macroevolutionary patterns remains one of the most elusive unanswered questions since the Modern Synthesis. However, as we transition out of the genetic and into the (post)genomic era, our understanding of the subtle, and often ephemeral, distinctions that segregate separately evolving groups is becoming less clear. Delineations that were once dogma are now called into question and drawing boundaries between evolutionary cohesive groups is often more of a philosophical challenge than statistical. Among eukaryotes, the population/species boundary may be more vague in Fungi than most other groups, where cryptic and unresolvable “species complexes” are commonplace. Fungi is one of the most diverse groups of eukaryotes, outnumbering vascular plants by as much as 30:1, yet we’ve only described 1-7% of them. Despite increasing interest and research effort, our understanding of the processes that generate new species in Fungi remain poorly understood. However, with new genomic tools we can now begin to interrogate natural populations of these complex and diverse organisms without the need for highly controlled pedigree information or breeding experiments. A new era of population and species genetics has arrived that is already revolutionizing our understanding of the processes that generate new species in Fungi.
This special collection aims to summarize the current state of knowledge on the population/species boundary in non-model Fungi, from the processes that drive divergence or maintain cohesiveness to the broad biogeographic and phylogenetic patterns that have evolved over macroevolutionary time. With this collection, we hope to provide a foundational framework to promote new research seeking to investigate the murky waters of fungal species boundaries within a genomic context.
Keywords: speciation; fungal diversity; comparative genomics; phylogenetics; phylogenomics; SNPs; population genetics; evolution; systematics; diversification; radiation; adaptation; species concept
This collection is now closed.
This collection is part of the Genomics and Genetics Gateway.
Any questions about this collection? Please get in contact directly with research@f1000.com.
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