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- Xuming Zhou
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
- Fengming Sun
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Shixia Xu
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Guangyi Fan
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Kangli Zhu
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Xin Liu
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Yuan Chen
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Chengcheng Shi
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Yunxia Yang
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Zhiyong Huang
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Jing Chen
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Haolong Hou
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Xuejiang Guo
(State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University)
- Wenbin Chen
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Yuefeng Chen
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Xiaohong Wang
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Tian Lv
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Dan Yang
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Jiajian Zhou
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Bangqing Huang
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Zhengfei Wang
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Wei Zhao
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Ran Tian
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Zhiqiang Xiong
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Junxiao Xu
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Xinming Liang
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Bingyao Chen
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Weiqing Liu
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Junyi Wang
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Shengkai Pan
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Xiaodong Fang
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Ming Li
(Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
- Fuwen Wei
(Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
- Xun Xu
(BGI-Shenzhen)
- Kaiya Zhou
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
- Jun Wang
(BGI-Shenzhen
University of Copenhagen
King Abdulaziz University)
- Guang Yang
(Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University)
Abstract
The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), is a flagship species for the conservation of aquatic animals and ecosystems in the Yangtze River of China; however, this species has now been recognized as functionally extinct. Here we report a high-quality draft genome and three re-sequenced genomes of L. vexillifer using Illumina short-read sequencing technology. Comparative genomic analyses reveal that cetaceans have a slow molecular clock and molecular adaptations to their aquatic lifestyle. We also find a significantly lower number of heterozygous single nucleotide polymorphisms in the baiji compared to all other mammalian genomes reported thus far. A reconstruction of the demographic history of the baiji indicates that a bottleneck occurred near the end of the last deglaciation, a time coinciding with a rapid decrease in temperature and the rise of eustatic sea level.
Suggested Citation
Xuming Zhou & Fengming Sun & Shixia Xu & Guangyi Fan & Kangli Zhu & Xin Liu & Yuan Chen & Chengcheng Shi & Yunxia Yang & Zhiyong Huang & Jing Chen & Haolong Hou & Xuejiang Guo & Wenbin Chen & Yuefeng , 2013.
"Baiji genomes reveal low genetic variability and new insights into secondary aquatic adaptations,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-6, December.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3708
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3708
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