Year: 2024, Number: 1, Pages: 56-77
Widespread in nature, hybridization between species has a wide range of consequences, and hybrid zones have long been viewed as “windows into evolutionary processes”. The discovery and understanding of the role of hybridization has led to tremendous success in the study of evolution and speciation. Genomic studies make a major contribution to elucidating the role of hybridization in the evolution of modern and extinct taxa. Based on genomic data, the article briefly reviews modern methods for detecting hybrids, various aspects of the formation and dynamics of hybrid genomes during separate crosses and in the interspecifi c hybridization zones, as well as the genetic and evolutionary consequences of natural hybridization, and highlights current tasks for further research.