Sexing carnivores from faecal metagenomes: calibrating Rx for stone marten and red fox
Vesna Vujić, Csilla Mayer, Georgina Helyes, Ákos Maróti-Agóts, Gergely Maróti, István Csabai, Norbert Solymosi
The paper evaluates the use of the X-to-autosome ratio (Rx) for sexing carnivores from faecal metagenomes, finding it effective above a certain read depth.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintGenomics