Extreme recombination frequencies shape genome variation and evolution in the honeybee, Apis mellifera.

A strong correlation between genetic variation and local rate of crossing over suggests a pervasive impact of selection There is a highly significant correlation between levels of neutral genetic diversity, measured by Watterson’s theta, θ w , estimated using noncoding sites, and rates of crossing over in the honeybee genome (R 2 = 0.615, Fig 2A ).

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