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SUBMITTER: von Seth J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8071806 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
von Seth Johanna J Dussex Nicolas N Díez-Del-Molino David D van der Valk Tom T Kutschera Verena E VE Kierczak Marcin M Steiner Cynthia C CC Liu Shanlin S Gilbert M Thomas P MTP Sinding Mikkel-Holger S MS Prost Stefan S Guschanski Katerina K Nathan Senthilvel K S S SKSS Brace Selina S Chan Yvonne L YL Wheat Christopher W CW Skoglund Pontus P Ryder Oliver A OA Goossens Benoit B Götherström Anders A Dalén Love L
Nature communications 20210426 1
Small populations are often exposed to high inbreeding and mutational load that can increase the risk of extinction. The Sumatran rhinoceros was widespread in Southeast Asia, but is now restricted to small and isolated populations on Sumatra and Borneo, and most likely extinct on the Malay Peninsula. Here, we analyse 5 historical and 16 modern genomes from these populations to investigate the genomic consequences of the recent decline, such as increased inbreeding and mutational load. We find th ...[more]