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Population Genomics Reveals Low Genetic Diversity and Adaptation to Hypoxia in Snub-Nosed Monkeys.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2016
Zhou Xuming, Meng Xuehong, Liu Zhijin, Chang Jiang, Wang Boshi, Li Mingzhou, Wengel Pablo Orozco-Ter, Tian Shilin, Wen Changlong, Wang Ziming, Garber Paul A, Pan Huijuan, Ye Xinping, Xiang Zuofu, Bruford Michael W, Edwards Scott V, Cao Yinchuan, Yu Shuancang, Gao Lianju, Cao Zhisheng, Liu Guangjian, Ren Baoping, Shi Fanglei, Peterfi Zalan, Li Dayong, Li Baoguo, Jiang Zhi, Li Junsheng, Gladyshev Vadim N, Li Ruiqiang, Li Ming
Abstract excerpt
Snub-nosed monkeys (genus Rhinopithecus) are a group of endangered colobines endemic to South Asia. Here, we re-sequenced the whole genomes of 38 snub-nosed monkeys representing four species within this genus. By conducting population genomic analyses, we observed a similar load of deleterious variation in snub-nosed monkeys living in both smaller and larger populations and found that genomic diversity was lower...
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