基因组学知情的囚禁繁殖可以减少亲生繁殖抑郁症和动物园种群中的遗传负载

Samuel A Speak1,2,3, Thomas Birley1, Chiara Bortoluzzi4,5

  • 1School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

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概括

对危的粉红色子进行基因组分析,发现了有害的遗传变异. 这种方法可以引导繁殖减少动物园种群的遗传负荷和内生抑郁症,帮助保护工作.

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