Genetic polymorphism varies among species and within genomes, and has important
implications for the evolution and conservation of species. The determinants of this variation …

Levels and patterns of genetic diversity can provide insights into a population's history. In
species with sex chromosomes, differences between genomic regions with unique …

Background Genomic studies of endangered species provide insights into their evolution
and demographic history, reveal patterns of genomic erosion that might limit their viability …

Background Comparisons of maternally-inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and
paternally-inherited non-recombining Y chromosome (NRY) variation have provided …

The wisent or European bison is the largest European herbivore and is completely cross-
fertile with its American relative. However, mtDNA genome of wisent is similar to that of …

While it is appreciated that population size changes can impact patterns of deleterious
variation in natural populations, less attention has been paid to how gene flow affects and is …

Many complex human diseases are highly sexually dimorphic, suggesting a potential
contribution of the X chromosome to disease risk. However, the X chromosome has been …

XWAS is a new software suite for the analysis of the X chromosome in association studies
and similar genetic studies. The X chromosome plays an important role in human disease …

An open question in the history of human migration is the identity of the earliest Eurasian
populations that have left contemporary descendants. The Arabian Peninsula was the initial …

Variation in social behaviour is common, yet little is known about the genetic architectures
underpinning its evolution. A rare exception is in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta: Alternative …