Genome Scan for Variable Genes Involved in Environmental Adaptations of Nubian Ibex.

ABSTRACT: The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a wild goat species that inhabits the Sahara and Arabian deserts and is adapted to extreme ambient temperatures, intense solar radiation, and scarcity of food and water resources. To investigate desert adaptation, we explored the possible role of copy number variations (CNVs) in the evolution of Capra species with a specific focus on the environment of Capra nubiana. CNVs are structural genomic variations that have been implicated in phenotypic differences between species and could play a role in species adaptation. CNVs were inferred from Capra nubiana sequence data relative to the domestic goat reference genome using read-depth approach. We identified 191 CNVs overlapping with protein-coding genes mainly involved in biological processes such as innate i

SUBMITTER: Chebii VJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8318948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature