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GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 14, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac111
关键词
genome assembly; mitogenome; DNA methylation; repetitive elements; population connectivity; population genetics
资金
- University of Miami Rosenstiel School
- National Science Foundation [NSF/IOS 1754437, NSF/IOS 1556396]
- Impetus Grant Norn Foundation
- CFANS Bridge Funding
- USDA-NIFA [MIN-16-129]
Genetic data from nonmodel species is important for understanding the ecology and physiology of species and can help with species conservation and management. In this study, researchers used long-read sequencing technology and short-read sequencing technology to assemble the genome of the hardhead silverside fish and examine its population genetics. The results show high population connectivity in this species.
Genetic data from nonmodel species can inform ecology and physiology, giving insight into a species' distribution and abundance as well as their responses to changing environments, all of which are important for species conservation and management. Moreover, reduced sequencing costs and improved long-read sequencing technology allows researchers to readily generate genomic resources for nonmodel species. Here, we apply Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing and low-coverage (similar to 1x) whole genome short-read sequencing technology (Illumina) to assemble a genome and examine population genetics of an abundant tropical and subtropical fish, the hardhead silverside (Atherinomorus stipes). These fish are found in shallow coastal waters and are frequently included in ecological models because they serve as abundant prey for commercially and ecologically important species. Despite their importance in sub-tropical and tropical ecosystems, little is known about their population connectivity and genetic diversity. Our A. stipes genome assembly is about 1.2 Gb with comparable repetitive element content (similar to 47%), number of protein duplication events, and DNA methylation patterns to other teleost fish species. Among five sampled populations spanning 43 km of South Florida and the Florida Keys, we find little population structure suggesting high population connectivity.
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