| Accession | PRJCA001135 | ||||||||||||
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| Title | Genomic approaches reveal an endemic sub-population of gray wolves in Southern China | ||||||||||||
| Relevance | Evolution | ||||||||||||
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eGPS: evolutionary Genotype-Phenotype Systems biology Key theories & Model Mechanism of common genetic driving forces on the formation and evolution of complex traits |
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| Data types | Genome sequencing | ||||||||||||
| Organisms | Canis lupus | ||||||||||||
| Description | Despite being one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammals, the history of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in China is not well understood since habitats are destroyed along with the economic growth. Using six specimens from wolf skins in Chinese Natural History museums, we sequenced their genome using a modified ancient DNA procedure. Our study is the first to survey museum genomes of gray wolves from Southern China, revealing the presence of an endemic population with ancient interspecific gene flow from a population related to the dhole, and highlighting how sequencing the paleogenome from museum specimens can help us to study extinct species. | ||||||||||||
| Sample scope | Multiisolate | ||||||||||||
| Release date | 2018-11-21 | ||||||||||||
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| Submitter | Qiaomei Fu (fuqiaomei@ivpp.ac.cn) | ||||||||||||
| Organization | Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | ||||||||||||
| Submission date | 2018-11-20 |