Finding needles in a genomic haystack: targeted capture identifies clear signatures of selection in a nonmodel plant species

Teasing apart neutral and adaptive genomic processes and identifying loci that are targets of selection can be difficult, particularly for nonmodel species that lack a reference genome. However, identifying such loci and the factors driving selection have the potential to greatly assist conservation and restoration practices, especially for the management of species in the face of contemporary and future climate change. Here, we focus on assessing adaptive genomic variation within a nonmodel plant species, the narrow-leaf hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima), commonly used for restoration in Australia.

Further reading -  Christmas MJ, Biffin E, Breed MF, Lowe AJ. 2016. Finding needles in a genomic haystack: targeted capture identifies clear signatures of selection in a nonmodel plant species. Mol Ecol. doi:10.1111/mec.13750

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