Withdrawal: Ghosh, A., Sharma, L.K., Thakur, M. (2023). Two Y‐chromosomal lineages in White‐cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys) indicate a possible male‐mediated introgression in “sinica” group macaques, https://doi.org/10.1002/wll2.12006

Abstract

AbstractWhite‐cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys: henceforth WCM) is a recently discovered macaque that belongs to the ‘sinica’ species group. Ancestral male‐mediated introgression is a probable cause of the origin of WCM (M. leucogenys) and Arunachal macaque (M. munzala). Female philopatry and male‐biased gene flow caused phylogenetic discordance between maternal and paternal lineages in macaques. Mitochondrial genomes and Y‐chromosomal TSPY gene sequences of WCM were obtained from the whole‐genome sequencing of two distant populations suggesting the presence of a single maternal lineage but two paternal lineages. Interestingly, one paternal lineage of WCM clustered with a shared lineage of M. assamensis and M. munzala indicating a possible historic male‐mediated introgression in the ‘sinica’ group. The other paternal lineage clustered with the sequences of WCM from the type locality in Southeastern Tibet. A similar evolutionary history was also reported in M. munzala that suggests multiple introgression events within ‘sinica’ group macaques.