Article
Whole genome resequencing reveals diagnostic markers for investigating global migration and hybridization between minke whale species.
BMC genomics - 13 Jan 2017
Malde Ketil, Seliussen Bjørghild B, Quintela María, Dahle Geir, Besnier Francois, Skaug Hans J, Øien Nils, Solvang Hiroko K, Haug Tore, Skern-Mauritzen Rasmus, Kanda Naohisa, Pastene Luis A, Jonassen Inge, Glover Kevin A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the marine environment, where there are few absolute physical barriers, contemporary contact between previously isolated species can occur across great distances, and in some cases, may be inter-oceanic. An example of this can be seen in the minke whale species complex. Antarctic minke whales are genetically and morphologically distinct from the common minke found in the north Atlantic and Pacific...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animal Migration
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Crosses, Genetic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- Genetics, Population
- Genome
- Genomics