Speciation genetics: evolving approaches.
Much progress has been made in the past two decades in understanding Darwin's mystery of the origins of species. Applying genomic techniques to the analysis of laboratory crosses and natural populations has helped to determine the genetic basis of barriers to gene flow which create new species. Although new methodologies have not changed the prevailing hypotheses about how species form, they have accelerated the pace of data collection. By facilitating the compilation of case studies, advances in genetic techniques will help to provide answers to the next generation of questions concerning the relative frequency and importance of different processes that cause speciation.
Noor
Mohamed A F
MA
DCMB Group/Biology Department, Duke University, BOX 91000, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA. noor@duke.edu
Feder
Jeffrey L
JL
D000818:Animals; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D005828:Genetics, Population; D023281:Genomics; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century