Article
Target capture and massively parallel sequencing of ultraconserved elements for comparative studies at shallow evolutionary time scales.
Systematic biology - 1 Jan 2014
Smith Brian Tilston, Harvey Michael G, Faircloth Brant C, Glenn Travis C, Brumfield Robb T
Abstract excerpt
Comparative genetic studies of non-model organisms are transforming rapidly due to major advances in sequencing technology. A limiting factor in these studies has been the identification and screening of orthologous loci across an evolutionarily distant set of taxa. Here, we evaluate the efficacy of genomic markers targeting ultraconserved DNA elements (UCEs) for analyses at shallow evolutionary timescales. Using...
Topics
- Animal Migration
- Animals
- Birds
- Conserved Sequence
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
- Phylogeny
- Population Density
- Sequence Analysis, DNA