Assessing the recovery of Y chromosome microsatellites with population genomic data using Papio and Theropithecus genomes.

ABSTRACT: Y chromosome markers can shed light on male-specific population dynamics but for many species no such markers have been discovered and are available yet, despite the potential for recovering Y-linked loci from available genome sequences. Here, we investigated how effective available bioinformatic tools are in recovering informative Y chromosome microsatellites from whole genome sequence data. In order to do so, we initially explored a large dataset of whole genome sequences comprising individuals at various coverages belonging to different species of baboons (genus: Papio) using Y chromosome references belonging to the same genus and more distantly related species (Macaca mulatta). We then further tested this approach by recovering Y-STRs from available Theropithecus gelada genomes using P

SUBMITTER: Mutti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449864 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature