Extreme Recombination Frequencies Shape Genome Variation and Evolution in the Honeybee,

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Evolution results from changes in allele frequencies in populations. The main forces that cause such changes are natural selection and random genetic drift. However, an additional process, GC-biased gene conversion (gBGC), associated with meiotic recombination, affects the probability that alleles are passed from one generation to the next. The honeybee, Apis mellifera, has extremely high recombination rates—more than 20 times to those observed in humans. However, the reason for this is unknown and the effects of such high recombination rates on evolution are not well understood. Here we use patterns of genetic variation in the genomes of 30 honeybees to infer variation in the rate of recombination across the genome. We find that recombination rates and levels of genetic variation are strongly correlated, which is indicative of a pervasive impact of natural selection on genetic variation. We also infer a major role of DNA methylation in determining recombination rates in genes. Patterns of genetic variation appear to be strongly skewed due to the effects of gBGC, suggesting that recombination generates a bias in transmission of alleles during meiosis. This process seems to be interfering with the efficacy of selection at removing deleterious alleles and favouring beneficial ones. Recombination therefore has a huge impact on genetic variation and evolution in honeybees and appears to play a dominant role in genome evolution.

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