Whole-genome survey reveals extensive variation in genetic diversity and inbreeding levels among peregrine falcon subspecies.

ABSTRACT: In efforts to prevent extinction, resource managers are often tasked with increasing genetic diversity in a population of concern to prevent inbreeding depression or improve adaptive potential in a changing environment. The assumption that all small populations require measures to increase their genetic diversity may be unwarranted, and limited resources for conservation may be better utilized elsewhere. We test this assumption in a case study focused on the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), a cosmopolitan circumpolar species with 19 named subspecies. We used whole-genome resequencing to generate over two million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from multiple individuals of all peregrine falcon subspecies. Our analyses revealed extensive variation among subspecies, with man

SUBMITTER: Johnson JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10361364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature