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ntegrating Cytogenetics and Population Genomics: Allopatry and Neo-Sex Chromosomes May Have Shaped the Genetic Divergence in the Erythrinus erythrinus Species Complex (Teleostei, Characiformes

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Author(s):
Souza, Fernando H. S. de [1] ; Sassi, Francisco de M. C. [1] ; Ferreira, Pedro H. N. [1] ; Bertollo, Luiz A. C. [1] ; Ezaz, Tariq [2] ; Liehr, Thomas [3] ; Perez, Manolo F. [1] ; Cioffi, Marcelo B. [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Genet & Evolucao, Lab Citogenet Peixes, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Canberra, Inst Appl Ecol, Canberra, ACT 2617 - Australia
[3] Univ Hosp Jena, Inst Human Genet, D-07747 Jena - Germany
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: IOLOGY-BASE; v. 11, n. 2 FEB 2022.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Simple Summary Fish present astonishing diversity, comprising more species than the combined total of all other vertebrates. Here, we integrated cytogenetic and genomic data to investigate how the evolution of multiple sex chromosomes together with allopatry is linked to genetic diversity and speciation in the fish species Erythrinus erythrinus. We hypothesized that the presence of multiple sex chromosomes has contributed to the genetic differentiation of populations, which could have potentially accelerated speciation. Diversity found in Neotropical freshwater fish is remarkable. It can even hinder a proper delimitation of many species, with the wolf fish Erythrinus erythrinus (Teleostei, Characiformes) being a notable example. This nominal species shows remarkable intra-specific variation, with extensive karyotype diversity found among populations in terms of different diploid chromosome numbers (2n), karyotype compositions and sex chromosome systems. Here, we analyzed three distinct populations (one of them cytogenetically investigated for the first time) that differed in terms of their chromosomal features (termed karyomorphs) and by the presence or absence of heteromorphic sex chromosomes. We combined cytogenetics with genomic approaches to investigate how the evolution of multiple sex chromosomes together with allopatry is linked to genetic diversity and speciation. The results indicated the presence of high genetic differentiation among populations both from cytogenetic and genomic aspects, with long-distance allopatry potentially being the main agent of genetic divergence. One population showed a neo-X1X2Y sexual chromosome system and we hypothesize that this system is associated with enhanced inter-population genetic differentiation which could have potentially accelerated speciation compared to the effect of allopatry alone. (AU)