Genomic consequences of isolation and inbreeding in an island dingo population
A. V. Leon-Apodaca, M. Kumar, A. del Castillo, G. C. Conroy, R. W. Lamont, S. Ogbourne, K. M. Cairns, L. Borburgh, L. Behrendorff, S. Subramanian, Z. A. Szpiech
This study analyzes whole-genome sequences of dingoes on an isolated island to assess the genomic impacts of inbreeding and small population size, finding elevated long runs of homozygosity and evidence of purging deleterious mutations.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Jun 25, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology