The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics

Progress in genome sequencing now enables the large-scale generation of reference genomes. Various international initiatives aim to generate reference genomes representing global biodiversity. These genomes provide unique insights into genomic diversity and architecture, thereby enabling comprehensi...

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Autores: Formenti, Giulio, Theissinger, Kathrin, Fernandes, Carlos, Bista, Iliana, Bombarely, Aureliano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/363103
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/363103
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.008
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Genomics
Biodiversity
Conservation genetics
Biodiversity conservation
European Reference Genome Atlas
ERGA
Genomes
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Aplicacions de la informàtica::Bioinformàtica
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Sumario:Progress in genome sequencing now enables the large-scale generation of reference genomes. Various international initiatives aim to generate reference genomes representing global biodiversity. These genomes provide unique insights into genomic diversity and architecture, thereby enabling comprehensive analyses of population and functional genomics, and are expected to revolutionize conservation genomics.