Accurate Sex Identification of Ancient Elephant and Other Animal Remains Using Low-Coverage DNA Shotgun Sequencing Data

Accurate Sex Identification of Ancient Elephant and Other Animal Remains Using Low-Coverage DNA Shotgun Sequencing Data

Sex identification of ancient animal biological remains can benefit our understanding of historical population structure, demography and social behavior. Traditional methods for sex identification (e.g., osteological and morphometric comparisons) may be ineffective when animal remains are not well p...

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Main Authors: Alida de Flamingh, Ashley Coutu, Alfred L. Roca, Ripan S. Malhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2020-04-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Subjects:
xy karyotype
rx ratio
loxodonta
low-coverage
sex assessment
molecular sexing
Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.119.400833

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