A comparative genomics framework for identifying historical population bottlenecks using olfactory receptor gene evolution
Population bottlenecks reduce genetic diversity, increase the fixation of deleterious mutations and elevate extinction risk. Identifying lineages experiencing bottlenecks is a key goal of conservation genetics, facilitating the allocation of limited resources to at-risk species. Although whole-genome sequencing has improved bottleneck detection by reconstructing demographic history, these methods…
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