Article
Genomic signatures of disease resistance in endangered staghorn corals.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 29 Sept 2023
Vollmer Steven V, Selwyn Jason D, Despard Brecia A, Roesel Charles L
Abstract excerpt
White band disease (WBD) has caused unprecedented declines in the Caribbean Acropora corals, which are now listed as critically endangered species. Highly disease-resistant Acropora cervicornis genotypes exist, but the genetic underpinnings of disease resistance are not understood. Using transmission experiments, a newly assembled genome, and whole-genome resequencing of 76 A. cervicornis genotypes from Florida...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
