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Hybrid Animals Are Not Nature’s Misfits
Hybrid Animals Are Not Nature’s Misfits
In the 20th century, animals such as mules and ligers that had parents of different species were considered biological flukes, but genetic sequencing is beginning to unravel the critical role of hybridization in evolution.
In the 20th century, animals such as mules and ligers that had parents of different species were considered biological flukes, but genetic sequencing is beginning to unravel the critical role of hybridization in evolution.
hybridization, genetics & genomics
The Narluga: New Insights from Old Bones
Ashley Yeager | Oct 1, 2019 | 4 min read
DNA analysis of a bizarre, 30-year-old whale skull serves as a reminder of the secrets that museum specimens keep about the natural world.
Killifish Survive Polluted Waters Thanks to Genes from Another Fish
Emma Yasinski | May 6, 2019 | 4 min read
Gulf killifish have made a stunning comeback in Houston with the help of genetic mutations imported from interspecies mating with Atlantic killifish.
Monkey Hybrids Challenge Assumptions of What a Species Is
Jim Daley | May 3, 2018 | 4 min read
A study finds two species of guenon monkeys in Tanzania have been mating and producing fertile offspring for generations.
Wolf Species Are Part Coyote
Alison F. Takemura | Jul 28, 2016 | 2 min read
Genomic analysis reveals wolves and coyotes have hybridized, potentially complicating wolves' protection under the US Endangered Species Act.
Neanderthal-Human Hybrid Unearthed
Bob Grant | Jun 22, 2015 | 3 min read
DNA from the 40,000-year-old bones of a modern human found in Europe contains Neanderthal genes.
Finch Findings
Jenny Rood | Feb 12, 2015 | 2 min read
Full genomes of Darwin’s Galápagos finches reveal a critical gene for beak shape and three overlooked species.
Sexless Hook-Up
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Sep 1, 2014 | 2 min read
Genome fusion at stem graft junctions can generate new plant species.
Burgers and Flies
Megan Scudellari | May 1, 2012 | 9 min read
Inspired by Darwin, Mohamed Noor has uncovered the molecular dance by which a single species becomes two.