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Epigenetic and genetic differentiation between Coregonus species pairs

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Phenotypic diversification is classically associated with genetic differentiation and gene expression variation. However, increasing evidence suggests that DNA methylation is involved in evolutionary processes due to its phenotypic and transcriptional effects. Methylation can increase mutagenesis and could lead to increased genetic divergence between populations experiencing different environmental conditions for many generations, though there has been minimal empirical research on epigenetically induced mutagenesis in diversification and speciation. Whitefish, freshwater members of the salmonid family, are excellent systems to study phenotypic diversification and speciation due to the repeated divergence of benthic-limnetic species pairs serving as natural replicates. Here we investigate whole genome genetic and epigenetic differentiation between sympatric benthic-limnetic species pairs in lake and European whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis and C. lavaretus) from four lakes (N=64). We found considerable, albeit variable, genetic and epigenetic differences between species pairs. All SNP types were enriched at CpG sites supporting the mutagenic nature of DNA methylation, though C>T SNPs were most common. We also found an enrichment of overlaps between outlier SNPs with the 5% highest FST between species and differentially methylated loci. This could possibly represent differentially methylated sites that have caused divergent genetic mutations between species, or divergent selection leading to both genetic and epigenetic variation at these sites. Our results support the hypothesis that DNA methylation contributes to phenotypic divergence and mutagenesis during whitefish speciation.
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hal-04429861 , version 1 (08-02-2024)

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Clare J Venney, Claire Mérot, Eric Normandeau, Clement Rougeux, Martin Laporte, et al.. Epigenetic and genetic differentiation between Coregonus species pairs. Genome Biology and Evolution, 2024, Genome Biology and Evolution, 16 (2), ⟨10.1093/gbe/evae013⟩. ⟨hal-04429861⟩
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