Analysis of Whole-Genome as a Novel Strategy for Animal Species Identification.

ABSTRACT: Survival crises stalk many animals, especially endangered and rare animals. Accurate species identification plays a pivotal role in animal resource conservation. In this study, we developed an animal species identification method called Analysis of whole-GEnome (AGE), which identifies species by finding species-specific sequences through bioinformatics analysis of the whole genome and subsequently recognizing these sequences using experimental technologies. To clearly demonstrate the AGE method, Cervus nippon, a well-known endangered species, and a closely related species, Cervus elaphus, were set as model species, without and with published genomes, respectively. By analyzing the whole genomes of C. nippon and C. elaphus, which were obtained through next-genera

SUBMITTER: Gan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10932323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature