Ancient admixture from an extinct ape lineage into bonobos

Kuhlwilm, Martin; Han, Sojung; Sousa, Vitor C.; Excoffier, Laurent; Marques-Bonet, Tomas (2019). Ancient admixture from an extinct ape lineage into bonobos. Nature ecology & evolution, 3(6), pp. 957-965. Springer Nature 10.1038/s41559-019-0881-7

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Admixture is a recurrent phenomenon in humans and other great ape populations. Genetic information from extinct hominins allows us to study historical interactions with modern humans and discover adaptive functions of gene flow. Here, we investigate whole genomes from bonobo and chimpanzee populations for signatures of gene flow from unknown archaic populations, finding evidence for an ancient admixture event between bonobos and a divergent lineage. This result reveals a complex population history in our closest living relatives, probably several hundred thousand years ago. We reconstruct up to 4.8% of the genome of this ‘ghost’ ape, which represents genomic data of an extinct great ape population. Genes contained in archaic fragments might confer functional consequences for the immunity, behaviour and physiology of bonobos. Finally, comparing the landscapes of introgressed regions in humans and bonobos, we find that a recurrent depletion of introgression is rare, suggesting that genomic incompatibilities arose seldom in these lineages.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE)
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Population Genetics

UniBE Contributor:

Martins Conde e Sousa, Vitor, Excoffier, Laurent

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

2397-334X

Publisher:

Springer Nature

Language:

English

Submitter:

Susanne Holenstein

Date Deposited:

04 Nov 2019 16:17

Last Modified:

23 Dec 2022 09:44

Publisher DOI:

10.1038/s41559-019-0881-7

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.134307

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/134307

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