[HTML][HTML] How genomics can help biodiversity conservation

K Theissinger, C Fernandes, G Formenti, I Bista… - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment,
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …

Genetic load: genomic estimates and applications in non-model animals

G Bertorelle, F Raffini, M Bosse, C Bortoluzzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic variation, which is generated by mutation, recombination and gene flow, can reduce
the mean fitness of a population, both now and in the future. This 'genetic load'has been …

The UCSC genome browser database: 2023 update

LR Nassar, GP Barber, A Benet-Pagès… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The UCSC Genome Browser (https://genome. ucsc. edu) is an omics data
consolidator, graphical viewer, and general bioinformatics resource that continues to serve …

Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals

MJ Christmas, IM Kaplow, DP Genereux, MX Dong… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Zoonomia is the largest comparative genomics resource for mammals produced to date. By
aligning genomes for 240 species, we identify bases that, when mutated, are likely to affect …

The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation

M Kardos, EE Armstrong… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The unprecedented rate of extinction calls for efficient use of genetics to help conserve
biodiversity. Several recent genomic and simulation-based studies have argued that the …

Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes

K Morrill, J Hekman, X Li, J McClure, B Logan… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Behavioral genetics in dogs has focused on modern breeds, which are isolated subgroups
with distinctive physical and, purportedly, behavioral characteristics. We interrogated breed …

A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species

LFK Kuderna, H Gao, MC Janiak, M Kuhlwilm, JD Orkin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The rich diversity of morphology and behavior displayed across primate species provides an
informative context in which to study the impact of genomic diversity on fundamental …

The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates

H Gao, T Hamp, J Ede, JG Schraiber, J McRae… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Personalized genome sequencing has revealed millions of genetic differences between
individuals, but our understanding of their clinical relevance remains largely incomplete. To …

A species-level timeline of mammal evolution integrating phylogenomic data

S Álvarez-Carretero, AU Tamuri, M Battini… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
High-throughput sequencing projects generate genome-scale sequence data for species-
level phylogenies,–. However, state-of-the-art Bayesian methods for inferring timetrees are …

Leveraging base-pair mammalian constraint to understand genetic variation and human disease

PF Sullivan, JRS Meadows, S Gazal, BDN Phan, X Li… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Thousands of genomic regions have been associated with heritable human diseases, but
attempts to elucidate biological mechanisms are impeded by an inability to discern which …