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Table 1 Predicted characteristics of genomic islands of divergence under different evolutionary models

From: Ancient polymorphisms contribute to genome-wide variation by long-term balancing selection and divergent sorting in Boechera stricta

Model

F ST

d XY

Polymorphism within populations

Local recombination rate

More islands in sympatry

Reproductive isolation, divergence with gene flow [3, 8, 13]

Elevated

Elevated

No prediction

No prediction

Yes

Local adaptation, divergence without gene flow [3]

Elevated

Not elevated

Reduced

No prediction

No

Recurrent selective sweeps within populations [2, 4,5,6, 11]

Elevated

Reduced

Reduced

Reduced

No

Background selection within populations [2, 4,5,6, 11]

Elevated

Reduced

Reduced

Reduced

No

Sorting of ancestral balanced polymorphisms [3, 7, 13]

Elevated

Elevated

No prediction

Unchanged or reduced

No