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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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Formenti, Giulio; European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) Consortium
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/52728
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/52728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.008
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:ERGA
European Reference Genome Atlas
Biodiversity conservation
Conservation genetics
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Summary: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.