Sequencing pools of individuals—mining genome-wide polymorphism data without big funding

C Schlötterer, R Tobler, R Kofler, V Nolte - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2014‏ - nature.com
The analysis of polymorphism data is becoming increasingly important as a complementary
tool to classical genetic analyses. Nevertheless, despite plunging sequencing costs …

Genome sequencing and population genomics in non-model organisms

H Ellegren - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2014‏ - cell.com
High-throughput sequencing technologies are revolutionizing the life sciences. The past 12
months have seen a burst of genome sequences from non-model organisms, in each case …

863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken

MS Wang, M Thakur, MS Peng, YU Jiang, LAF Frantz… - Cell research, 2020‏ - nature.com
Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world,
both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. To …

Whole genome sequencing of canids reveals genomic regions under selection and variants influencing morphology

J Plassais, J Kim, BW Davis, DM Karyadi… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Domestic dog breeds are characterized by an unrivaled diversity of morphologic traits and
breed-associated behaviors resulting from human selective pressures. To identify the …

A reference genome for common bean and genome-wide analysis of dual domestications

J Schmutz, PE McClean, S Mamidi, GA Wu… - Nature …, 2014‏ - nature.com
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume for human
consumption and has a role in sustainable agriculture owing to its ability to fix atmospheric …

Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

MAM Groenen, AL Archibald, H Uenishi, CK Tuggle… - Nature, 2012‏ - nature.com
For 10,000 years pigs and humans have shared a close and complex relationship. From
domestication to modern breeding practices, humans have shaped the genomes of …

The evolution of animal domestication

G Larson, DQ Fuller - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2014‏ - annualreviews.org
The domestication of plants and animals over the past 11,500 years has had a significant
effect not just on the domesticated taxa but also on human evolution and on the biosphere …

An intercross population study reveals genes associated with body size and plumage color in ducks

Z Zhou, M Li, H Cheng, W Fan, Z Yuan, Q Gao… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Comparative population genomics offers an opportunity to discover the signatures of
artificial selection during animal domestication, however, their function cannot be directly …

Genomic analyses identify distinct patterns of selection in domesticated pigs and Tibetan wild boars

M Li, S Tian, L **, G Zhou, Y Li, Y Zhang, T Wang… - Nature …, 2013‏ - nature.com
We report the sequencing at 131× coverage, de novo assembly and analyses of the genome
of a female Tibetan wild boar. We also resequenced the whole genomes of 30 Tibetan wild …

Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication

MJ Montague, G Li, B Gandolfi, R Khan… - Proceedings of the …, 2014‏ - pnas.org
Little is known about the genetic changes that distinguish domestic cat populations from
their wild progenitors. Here we describe a high-quality domestic cat reference genome …