Article
Genomic Flatlining in the Endangered Island Fox.
Current biology : CB - 9 May 2016
Robinson Jacqueline A, Ortega-Del Vecchyo Diego, Fan Zhenxin, Kim Bernard Y, vonHoldt Bridgett M, Marsden Clare D, Lohmueller Kirk E, Wayne Robert K
Abstract excerpt
Genetic studies of rare and endangered species often focus on defining and preserving genetically distinct populations, especially those having unique adaptations [1, 2]. Much less attention is directed at understanding the landscape of deleterious variation, an insidious consequence of geographic isolation and the inefficiency of natural selection to eliminate harmful variants in small populations [3-5]. With...
Topics
- Animals
- California
- Demography
- Endangered Species
- Foxes
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Islands