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Differential Demographic Trajectories and Polygenic Adaptation to Monsoon Seasonality in Sky Island Hercules Beetle Populations of the American Southwest

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 18, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Sky island mountain ranges of the American Southwest represent isolated habitat fragments surrounded by arid lowland barriers, making them powerful natural experiments for studying population divergence, demographic history and local adaptation. Here, we use whole‐genome resequencing of the Western Hercules beetle (Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870)
Sean Chien, My‐Hanh Le, Heath Blackmon, Jen‐Pan Huang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative genome-wide analysis of Ovis aries in Saudi Arabia highlighting inbreeding and genetic isolation of the Najdi sheep breed

Frontiers in Genetics
IntroductionSheep (Ovis aries) farming through traditional practices plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Genetic relationships among KSA sheep breeds remain poorly characterized.MethodsIn this study,
Abdulrahman K. Aldawish, Abdulrahman K. Aldawish, Abdulrahman K. Aldawish, Mohanad A. Ibrahim, Mohanad A. Ibrahim, Faisal M. Alsubaie, Faisal M. Alsubaie, Faisal M. Alsubaie, Quaiser Saquib, Mohammed Fahad Albeshr   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population Structure of a Living Fossil, the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, and Its Vulnerability in the Face of Imminent Climate Change

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Maintaining viable populations of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is a high conservation priority given their biomedical importance and keystone status in coastal‐marine ecosystems, a task made more difficult by impending climate change.
Wenji Luo, Michael S. Eackles, Jaime Zaldívar‐Rae, Akbar John, Alison K. S. Wee, Frank E. Rheindt, Qian Tang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distributions of ROH Lengths (left) and Froh (right) in the total sample.

, 2012
Distributions are based on ROHs from the imputed SNP data. For clarity, the distribution of Froh leaves omits 15 individuals who have Froh>.0625.
Patrick F. Sullivan (143608), Pablo V. Gejman (171372), Stephan Ripke (156076), Matthew C. Keller (171356), Matthew A. Simonson (171361), Ben M. Neale (171367), Douglas F. Levinson (171384), Todd Lencz (52220), The Schizophrenia Psychiatric Genome-Wide Association Study Consortium (171388), Daniel P. Howrigan (171378), Sang Hong Lee (77173)   +10 more
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Whole-genome sequencing reveals patterns of runs of homozygosity underlying genetic diversity and selection in domestic rabbits

BMC Genomics
Background Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are continuous segments of homozygous genotypes inherited from both parental lineages. These segments arise due to the transmission of identical haplotypes. The genome-wide patterns and hotspot regions of ROH provide
Xinxin Ping, Yuan Chen, Hui Wang, Zhuoya Jin, Qianting Duan, Zhanjun Ren, Xianggui Dong   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inbreeding and Demographic History of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Western Canada Inferred From Genome‐Wide SNP Data

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Assessing genetic diversity is essential for conserving endangered populations, yet comprehensive genomic evaluations remain limited for many declining species. Here, we investigated inbreeding levels and effective population sizes (Ne) of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in western Canada, where populations have experienced pronounced declines ...
Charlotte Bourbon, Samuel Deakin, Anita Michalak, Margaret M. Hughes, Maria Cavedon, Lalenia Neufeld, Agnès Pelletier, Jean Polfus, Helen Schwantje, Caeley Thacker, Marco Musiani, Jocelyn Poissant   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pedigree-based (FPED), ROH-based (FROH) and microsatellite-based (FMIC) inbreeding coefficients for highly inbred (HI) and outbred (LI) bulls.

, 2018
Pedigree-based (FPED), ROH-based (FROH) and microsatellite-based (FMIC) inbreeding coefficients for highly inbred (HI) and outbred (LI) bulls.
Hao Cheng (103394), Ester Terán (5492786), Pablo Ross (5492783), Guillermo Giovambattista (3435263), Daniel Goszczynski (3435251), Antonio Molina (537591), Sebastián Demyda-Peyrás (5492789), Hernán Morales-Durand (5492792)   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Synteny Enabled Upgrade of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise Genome Improves Inferences of Runs of Homozygosity

Ecology and Evolution
The utility and importance of whole‐genome sequences are recognized across various fields, including evolution and conservation. However, for some taxa, like extinct species, using methods to generate contiguous genomes that rely on high‐quality DNA is ...
Evelyn L. Jensen, Chiara Marchisio, Alexander Ochoa, Rachel Gray, Vanessa Parra, Joshua M. Miller, F. Gözde Çilingir, Adalgisa Caccone   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Characterization of Selection Signatures and Runs of Homozygosity in Ugandan Goat Breeds

Frontiers in Genetics, 2018
Both natural and artificial selection are among the main driving forces shaping genetic variation across the genome of livestock species. Selection typically leaves signatures in the genome, which are often characterized by high genetic differentiation ...
Robert B. Onzima, Robert B. Onzima, Maulik R. Upadhyay, Maulik R. Upadhyay, Harmen P. Doekes, Luiz. F. Brito, Mirte Bosse, Egbert Kanis, Martien A. M. Groenen, Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic characterization of the Latvian local goat breed and genetic traits associated with somatic cell count

Animal
The Latvian local goat (LVK) breed represents the only native domestic goat breed in Latvia, but its limited population places it within the endangered category.
D. Gudra, A. Valdovska, D. Jonkus, D. Kairisa, D. Galina, M. Ustinova, K. Viksne, D. Fridmanis, I. Kalnina   +8 more
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