A new collaboration📜paper just published in Genome Research. We observed that individuals of the Western African cichlid Benitochromis nigrodorsalis are capable of reproduction even when isolated for years. Now, by analyzing genome-wide SNPs and measuring maternal heterozygosity, we provide clear evidence for facultative selfing in this cichlid species, a potentially adaptive strategy when mating partners are absent. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.277368.122 #genetics#genomics#evolution@academicchatter
