Genomic divergence between nine- and three-spined sticklebacks

: Guo BC, Chain FJJ, Bornberg-Bauer E, Leder EH, Merila J

Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD

: 2013

: BMC Genomics

: BMC GENOMICS

: UNSP 756

: 14

: 11

: 1471-2164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-14-756

Conclusion: With deep sequencing of nine-spined stickleback cDNA libraries, our study provides a significant increase in the number of gene sequences and microsatellite markers for this species, and identifies a number of genes showing patterns of adaptive evolution between nine- and three-spined sticklebacks. We also report several candidate genes that might be involved in differential adaptation between marine and freshwater nine-spined sticklebacks. This study provides a valuable resource for future studies aiming to identify candidate genes underlying ecological adaptation in this and other stickleback species.