Genomic evidence for low genetic diversity but purging of strong deleterious variants in snow leopards
Our findings reveal the survival strategy of a species with low genetic diversity and highlight the importance of unveiling both genetic diversity and genetic burden for the conservation of threatened species.
Authors
- J. A. Hernandez-Blanco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1072-2483)
- В. В. Рожнов (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2142-0763)
- Xin Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6907-3609)
- Qingyan Dai
- Qi‐En Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9849-6996)
- Tongzuo Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5524-4262)
- М. П. Кораблев (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-7142)
- Xiangjiang Zhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-1626)
- Junjie Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-0457)
- Qiaomei Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-0002)
- Bayaraa Munkhtsog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9151-6402)
- Liqing Ma
- Hongjian Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-7170)
- Sergei Malykh
- Andrey D. Poyarkov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4895-9662)
- Bariushaa Munkhtsog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-8823)
- Yibo Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3409-3164)
- Yipeng Jin
- Yonghong Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2266-7589)
- Lin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3629-3899)
- Yu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6400-9819)
- Wanlin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-8413)
- Guosheng Wu
- Dmitry Y. Alexandrov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6252-7903)
- Fuwen Wei
- Shunfu He
Institutions
- Qinghai University (CN)
- Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MN)
- Yunnan University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (CN)
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (CN)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (CN)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution (RU)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Institute of Zoology (CN)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
- Jiangxi Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-025-03555-0
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 27.26
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Russian Geographical Society
- Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences