Predoctoral Trainee

Michael A. White Genetics Graduate Program Faculty Supervisor: Bret Payseur Email: mawhite1@wisc.edu 262-6856

Although gene trees from recently diverged species are expected to vary across genomes, few measurements of phylogenetic discordance on the genome scale have been reported. Because of recent divergence times and known hybridzation, the house mouse species complex is a powerful system to examine phylogenetic discordance. My research utilizes a Bayesian concordance analysis to estimate the complete distribution of gene trees across the genome between three wild-derived subspecies of house mice. This method will not only allow us to compare patterns of gene trees across regions of the genome but will also allow us to estimate the primary concordance tree, the tree which is supported most widely across the genome. Ultimately, the primary concordance tree will help clarify the species history of the house mouse complex.

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