Whole‐genome sequencing approaches for conservation biology: Advantages, limitations and practical recommendations

AP Fuentes‐Pardo, DE Ruzzante - Molecular ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Whole‐genome resequencing (WGR) is a powerful method for addressing fundamental
evolutionary biology questions that have not been fully resolved using traditional methods …

A field guide to whole‐genome sequencing, assembly and annotation

R Ekblom, JBW Wolf - Evolutionary applications, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Genome sequencing projects were long confined to biomedical model organisms and
required the concerted effort of large consortia. Rapid progress in high‐throughput …

The Genome 10K Project: a way forward

KP Koepfli, B Paten… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Genome 10K Project was established in 2009 by a consortium of biologists and
genome scientists determined to facilitate the sequencing and analysis of the complete …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation biology: sequencing and data analysis approaches for non-model organisms

RR da Fonseca, A Albrechtsen, GE Themudo… - Marine genomics, 2016 - Elsevier
As sequencing technologies become more affordable, it is now realistic to propose studying
the evolutionary history of virtually any organism on a genomic scale. However, when …

Preservation of RNA and DNA from mammal samples under field conditions

M Camacho‐Sanchez, P Burraco… - Molecular ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological and conservation genetics require sampling of organisms in the wild. Appropriate
preservation of the collected samples, usually by cryostorage, is key to the quality of the …

Conservation genomics of threatened animal species

CC Steiner, AS Putnam, PEA Hoeck… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The genomics era has opened up exciting possibilities in the field of conservation biology by
enabling genomic analyses of threatened species that previously were limited to model …

Cold Code: the global initiative to DNA barcode amphibians and nonavian reptiles

RW Murphy, AJ Crawford, AM Bauer, J Che… - 2013 - Wiley Online Library
DNA barcoding facilitates the identification of species and the estimation of biodiversity by
using nucleotide sequences, usually from the mitochondrial genome. Most studies …

State of shark and ray genomics in an era of extinction

J Pearce, MW Fraser, AMM Sequeira… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates, and chimeras) are a class of high ecological,
economic, and cultural significance, and yet they are the most threatened taxa in the marine …

Cell type–specific analysis by single-cell profiling identifies a stable mammalian tRNA–mRNA interface and increased translation efficiency in neurons

W Gao, CJ Gallardo-Dodd, C Kutter - Genome Research, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
The correlation between codon and anticodon pools influences the efficiency of translation,
but whether differences exist in these pools across individual cells is unknown. We …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of biobanking in molecular taxonomy, with proposed definitions for vouchers in a molecular context

JJ Astrin, X Zhou, B Misof - ZooKeys, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DNA barcoding and molecular or integrative taxonomy projects are among the most
valuable sources for biobank specimens of wild organisms, thanks to–among other aspects …