Genome sequence and comparative analysis of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Eurasia.

ABSTRACT: Reindeer are semi-domesticated ruminants that have adapted to the challenging northern Eurasian environment characterized by long winters and marked annual fluctuations in daylight. We explored the genetic makeup behind their unique characteristics by de novo sequencing the genome of a male reindeer and conducted gene family analyses with nine other mammalian species. We performed a population genomics study of 23 additional reindeer representing both domestic and wild populations and several ecotypes from various geographic locations. We assembled 2.66 Gb (N50 scaffold of 5 Mb) of the estimated 2.92 Gb reindeer genome, comprising 27,332 genes. The results from the demographic history analysis suggested marked changes in the effective population size of reindeer during the Pleistocene peri

SUBMITTER: Weldenegodguad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7265531 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature