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- Title
Expanding the conservation genomics toolbox: Incorporating structural variants to enhance genomic studies for species of conservation concern.
- Authors
Wold, Jana; Koepfli, Klaus‐Peter; Galla, Stephanie J.; Eccles, David; Hogg, Carolyn J.; Le Lec, Marissa F.; Guhlin, Joseph; Santure, Anna W.; Steeves, Tammy E.
- Abstract
Structural variants (SVs) are large rearrangements (>50 bp) within the genome that impact gene function and the content and structure of chromosomes. As a result, SVs are a significant source of functional genomic variation, that is, variation at genomic regions underpinning phenotype differences, that can have large effects on individual and population fitness. While there are increasing opportunities to investigate functional genomic variation in threatened species via single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data sets, SVs remain understudied despite their potential influence on fitness traits of conservation interest. In this future‐focused Opinion, we contend that characterizing SVs offers the conservation genomics community an exciting opportunity to complement SNP‐based approaches to enhance species recovery. We also leverage the existing literature–predominantly in human health, agriculture and ecoevolutionary biology–to identify approaches for readily characterizing SVs and consider how integrating these into the conservation genomics toolbox may transform the way we manage some of the world's most threatened species.
- Subjects
WILDLIFE conservation; GENOMICS; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms; ENDANGERED species; CHROMOSOME structure; NUTRITIONAL genomics; PHENOTYPES
- Publication
Molecular Ecology, 2021, Vol 30, Issue 23, p5949
- ISSN
0962-1083
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/mec.16141