De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Development of molecular markers that are well-suited for use in studies on wildlife dispersal can greatly enhance conservation efforts of species affected by climate change and human-induced landscape alterations. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are a promising marker for such studies; howev...

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Autor principal: Norman, Anita J
Formato: H2
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies 2011
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description Development of molecular markers that are well-suited for use in studies on wildlife dispersal can greatly enhance conservation efforts of species affected by climate change and human-induced landscape alterations. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are a promising marker for such studies; however, development of SNPs in non-model species with limited or no sequence data can be challenging. This study addresses these challenges in a unique way. Reduced representation libraries (RRL) of ten individual brown bears representing the geographic range in Sweden were high-throughput sequenced on one lane of the Illumina HiSeq2000, yielding reads 100 bases in length. These reads were filtered and processed following two methods: assembly using ABySS and alignment using Stacks. Putative SNPs were then called. The alignment-only method using Stacks was not only simpler and more efficient, it also utilized 4X more reads and yielded 30X more SNPs than the assembly method. The putative SNPs showed a clear haplotype pattern that distinguished the two known lineages of brown bear in Sweden. The outcome of this study is a good start for further work in the development of a SNP-based dispersal model with the brown bear as the model species.
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spelling RepoSLU29942024-07-11T11:56:26Z De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos) Sekvensering och SNP svep hos brunbjörn Norman, Anita J SNPs brown bear Ursus arctos reduced representation high-throughput sequencing Development of molecular markers that are well-suited for use in studies on wildlife dispersal can greatly enhance conservation efforts of species affected by climate change and human-induced landscape alterations. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are a promising marker for such studies; however, development of SNPs in non-model species with limited or no sequence data can be challenging. This study addresses these challenges in a unique way. Reduced representation libraries (RRL) of ten individual brown bears representing the geographic range in Sweden were high-throughput sequenced on one lane of the Illumina HiSeq2000, yielding reads 100 bases in length. These reads were filtered and processed following two methods: assembly using ABySS and alignment using Stacks. Putative SNPs were then called. The alignment-only method using Stacks was not only simpler and more efficient, it also utilized 4X more reads and yielded 30X more SNPs than the assembly method. The putative SNPs showed a clear haplotype pattern that distinguished the two known lineages of brown bear in Sweden. The outcome of this study is a good start for further work in the development of a SNP-based dispersal model with the brown bear as the model species. SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies 2011 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2994/
spellingShingle SNPs
brown bear
Ursus arctos
reduced representation
high-throughput sequencing
Norman, Anita J
De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)
title De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)
title_full De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)
title_fullStr De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)
title_full_unstemmed De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)
title_short De novo sequencing and SNP discovery in the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos)
title_sort de novo sequencing and snp discovery in the scandinavian brown bear (ursus arctos)
topic SNPs
brown bear
Ursus arctos
reduced representation
high-throughput sequencing