A genomic region containing RNF212 and CPLX1 is associated with sexually-dimorphic recombination rate variation in wild Soay sheep (Ovis aries).

Meiotic recombination breaks down linkage disequilibrium and forms new haplotypes, meaning thatit is an important driver of diversity in eukaryotic genomes. Understanding the causes of variation in recombination rate is important in interpreting and predicting evolutionary phenomena and forunderstanding the potential of a population to respond to selection. However, despite... Show more