Ancient population genomics and the study of evolution

M Parks; Sankar Subramanian; C Baroni; M C Salvatore; G Zhang; C D Millar; D M Lambert

doi:10.1098/rstb.2013.0381

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Ancient population genomics and the study of evolution

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Ancient population genomics and the study of evolution

M Parks, Sankar Subramanian, C Baroni, M C Salvatore, G Zhang, C D Millar and D M Lambert

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, Vol.370(1660)

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2013.0381

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Adélie penguin

ancient DNA

evolutionary rates

population genomics

Recently, the study of ancient DNA (aDNA) has been greatly enhanced by the development of second-generation DNA sequencing technologies and targeted enrichment strategies. These developments have allowed the recovery of several complete ancient genomes, a result that would have been considered virtually impossible only a decade ago. Prior to these developments, aDNA research was largely focused on the recovery of short DNA sequences and their use in the study of phylogenetic relationships, molecular rates, species identification and population structure. However, it is now possible to sequence a large number of modern and ancient complete genomes from a single species and thereby study the genomic patterns of evolutionary change over time. Such a study would herald the beginnings of ancient population genomics and its use in the study of evolution. Species that are amenable to such large-scale studies warrant increased research effort. We report here progress on a population genomic study of the Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae). This species is ideally suited to ancient population genomic research because both modern and ancient samples are abundant in the permafrost conditions of Antarctica. This species will enable us to directly address many of the fundamental questions in ecology and evolution. © 2014 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.

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Title: Ancient population genomics and the study of evolution
Authors: M Parks (Author) - Griffith University
Sankar Subramanian (Author) - Griffith University
C Baroni (Author) - Universita di Pisa, Italy
M C Salvatore (Author) - Universita di Pisa, Italy
G Zhang (Author) - China National Genebank-Shenzhen, China
C D Millar (Author) - University of Auckland, New Zealand
D M Lambert (Author) - Griffith University
Publication details: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, Vol.370(1660)
Publisher: Royal Society Publishing
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0381
ISSN: 0962-8436
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451285602621
Output Type: Journal article

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