Gene-dense autosomal chromosomes show evidence for increased selection
Gene-dense autosomal chromosomes show evidence for increased selection
Purifying selection tends to reduce nucleotide and haplotype diversity leading to increased linkage disequilibrium. However, detection of evidence for selection is difficult as the signature is confounded by wide variation in the recombination rate which has a complex relationship with selection. The effective bottleneck time (the ratio of the linkage disequilibrium map to the genetic map in Morgans) controls for variability in recombination rate. Reduced effective bottleneck times indicate stronger residual linkage disequilibrium, consistent with increased selection. Using whole genome sequence data from one European and three Sub-Saharan African human populations we find, in the African samples, strong correlations between high gene densities and reduced effective bottleneck time for autosomal chromosomes. Although previous studies have shown unusually strong linkage disequilibrium for the sex chromosomes variation within the autosomes has not been recognised. The strongest relationship is between effective bottleneck time and the density of essential genes, which are likely targets of greater selective pressure (p = 0.006, for the 22 autosomes). The magnitude of the reduction in chromosome-specific effective bottleneck times from the least to the most gene-dense autosomes is ~17-21% for Sub-Saharan African populations. The effect size is greater in Sub-Saharan African populations, compared to a European sample, consistent with increased efficiency of selection in populations with larger effective population sizes which have not been subject to intense population bottlenecks as experienced by populations of European ancestry. The findings highlight the value of deeper analyses of selection within Sub-Saharan African populations.
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Jabalameli, M.R.
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Horscroft, Clare
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Vergara Lope Gracia, Norma, Alejandra
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Pengelly, Reuben
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Collins, Andrew
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1 December 2019
Jabalameli, M.R.
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Horscroft, Clare
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Vergara Lope Gracia, Norma, Alejandra
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Pengelly, Reuben
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Collins, Andrew
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Jabalameli, M.R., Horscroft, Clare, Vergara Lope Gracia, Norma, Alejandra, Pengelly, Reuben and Collins, Andrew
(2019)
Gene-dense autosomal chromosomes show evidence for increased selection.
Heredity, 123 (6), .
(doi:10.1038/s41437-019-0272-5).
Abstract
Purifying selection tends to reduce nucleotide and haplotype diversity leading to increased linkage disequilibrium. However, detection of evidence for selection is difficult as the signature is confounded by wide variation in the recombination rate which has a complex relationship with selection. The effective bottleneck time (the ratio of the linkage disequilibrium map to the genetic map in Morgans) controls for variability in recombination rate. Reduced effective bottleneck times indicate stronger residual linkage disequilibrium, consistent with increased selection. Using whole genome sequence data from one European and three Sub-Saharan African human populations we find, in the African samples, strong correlations between high gene densities and reduced effective bottleneck time for autosomal chromosomes. Although previous studies have shown unusually strong linkage disequilibrium for the sex chromosomes variation within the autosomes has not been recognised. The strongest relationship is between effective bottleneck time and the density of essential genes, which are likely targets of greater selective pressure (p = 0.006, for the 22 autosomes). The magnitude of the reduction in chromosome-specific effective bottleneck times from the least to the most gene-dense autosomes is ~17-21% for Sub-Saharan African populations. The effect size is greater in Sub-Saharan African populations, compared to a European sample, consistent with increased efficiency of selection in populations with larger effective population sizes which have not been subject to intense population bottlenecks as experienced by populations of European ancestry. The findings highlight the value of deeper analyses of selection within Sub-Saharan African populations.
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Accepted/In Press date: 16 September 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 October 2019
Published date: 1 December 2019
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