Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) illuminate the population genomics of a recent, high-latitude avian speciation event

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Kevin Winker, Travis C. Glenn, Brant C. Faircloth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Conserved loci; Genome sampling; Speciation; Passeriformes; Plectrophenax; Medicine; R; Kya; Plectrophenax nivalis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5735; https://doaj.org/article/32ee9b1740ea4f07944976d57fa68056

Using a large, consistent set of loci shared by descent (orthologous) to study relationships among taxa would revolutionize among-lineage comparisons of divergence and speciation processes. Ultraconserved elements (UCEs), highly conserved regions of the genome, offer such genomic markers. The utilit...