De Novo Assembly and Annotation from Parental and F1 Puma Genomes of the Florida Panther Genetic Restoration Program

De Novo Assembly and Annotation from Parental and F1 Puma Genomes of the Florida Panther Genetic Restoration Program

In the mid-1990s, the population size of Florida panthers became so small that many individuals manifested traits associated with inbreeding depression (e.g., heart defects, cryptorchidism, high pathogen-parasite load). To mitigate these effects, pumas from Texas were introduced into South Florida t...

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Main Authors: Alexander Ochoa, David P. Onorato, Robert R. Fitak, Melody E. Roelke-Parker, Melanie Culver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-11-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Subjects:
puma concolor
gene family expansion/contraction
positive selection
inbreeding depression
genetic rescue
Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.119.400629

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