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@annikafreudiger.bsky.social et al. assess genetic relatedness on rhesus macaques and find that low-coverage whole-genome sequencing offers an accurate, cost-effective alternative to widely used methods.
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📷 Caribbean Primate Research Center
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Great to see @annikafreudiger.bsky.social paper published! 🎉
We analyzed how genetic markers are used to estimate relatedness in wild animals - a big field with 2861 relevant publications. 📈🧬
Even in 2026 mainly STRs are used - and we argue for low coverage WGS data and a simple aDNA estimator.
New in MEC!
@annikafreudiger.bsky.social et al. assess genetic relatedness on rhesus macaques and find that low-coverage whole-genome sequencing offers an accurate, cost-effective alternative to widely used methods.
@wileyecology.bsky.social
📷 Caribbean Primate Research Center
🔗 buff.ly/pPOONsu
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Harald Ringbauer
🧬🌸 So happy to see this out in @molecology.bsky.social!!
We show that strong hybrid seed inviability evolved rapidly between two incipient lineages of one of the fastest documented radiation in flowering plants, playing a key role in their diversification.
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Understanding the mechanisms underlying fast diversifications is central to evolutionary biology. This can be partly achieved by focusing on intrinsic reproductive barriers that emerge during early s...
🪱🦠 🦇🔮🧬 Delighted to see our work published in @molecology.bsky.social We found that parasite identity is the strongest driver of helminth-associated microbiomes. Every parasite hosts its own microbial world! 🔬✨🌎
The authors review 2800+ relatedness studies published in 2000-2025 and find that most still rely on STR markers. Yet their analyses on macaques show the poor performance of STRs, while low-coverage whole-genome sequencing offers higher resolution at more effective costs.
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