scholarly journals Genome-Wide Analysis of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Uncovers Population Structure in Northern Europe

PLoS ONE ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. e3519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Salmela ◽  
Tuuli Lappalainen ◽  
Ingegerd Fransson ◽  
Peter M. Andersen ◽  
Karin Dahlman-Wright ◽  
...  
10.1038/79981 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Irizarry ◽  
Vlad Kustanovich ◽  
Cheng Li ◽  
Nik Brown ◽  
Stanley Nelson ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghann D Durante ◽  
Iliana B Baums

The advent of next-generation sequencing tools has made it possible to conduct fine-scale surveys of population differentiation and genome-wide scans for signatures of selection in non-model organisms. Such surveys are of particular importance in sharply declining coral species, since knowledge of population boundaries and signs of local adaptation can inform restoration and conservation efforts. Here, genome-wide surveys of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the threatened Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, reveal fine-scale population structure and place the major barrier to gene flow that separates the eastern and western Caribbean populations between the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. The exact location of this break had been subject to discussion because two previous studies based on microsatellite data had come to differing conclusions. We investigate this contradiction by analyzing an extended set of 12 microsatellite markers including the five previously employed and discovered that one of the original microsatellite loci is apparently under selection. Exclusion of this locus reconciles the results from the SNP and the microsatellite datasets. Scans for outlier loci in the SNP data detected 12 candidate loci under positive selection. Together, these results suggest that restoration of populations should use local sources and utilize existing functional variation among populations in ex situ crossing experiments to improve stress resistance of this species.


PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e4077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghann K. Devlin-Durante ◽  
Iliana B. Baums

The advent of next-generation sequencing tools has made it possible to conduct fine-scale surveys of population differentiation and genome-wide scans for signatures of selection in non-model organisms. Such surveys are of particular importance in sharply declining coral species, since knowledge of population boundaries and signs of local adaptation can inform restoration and conservation efforts. Here, we use genome-wide surveys of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the threatened Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata, to reveal fine-scale population structure and infer the major barrier to gene flow that separates the eastern and western Caribbean populations between the Bahamas and Puerto Rico. The exact location of this break had been subject to discussion because two previous studies based on microsatellite data had come to differing conclusions. We investigate this contradiction by analyzing an extended set of 11 microsatellite markers including the five previously employed and discovered that one of the original microsatellite loci is apparently under selection. Exclusion of this locus reconciles the results from the SNP and the microsatellite datasets. Scans for outlier loci in the SNP data detected 13 candidate loci under positive selection, however there was no correlation between available environmental parameters and genetic distance. Together, these results suggest that reef restoration efforts should use local sources and utilize existing functional variation among geographic regions in ex situ crossing experiments to improve stress resistance of this species.


2008 ◽  
Vol 159 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 602-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram P. Maharjan ◽  
Chong Gu ◽  
Peter R. Reeves ◽  
Vitali Sintchenko ◽  
Gwendolyn L. Gilbert ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Nolan ◽  
Purdey J Campbell ◽  
Suzanne J Brown ◽  
Gu Zhu ◽  
Scott Gordon ◽  
...  

Objective Genetic factors underpin the narrow intraindividual variability of thyroid function, although precise contributions of environmental versus genetic factors remain uncertain. We sought to clarify the heritability of thyroid function traits and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) positivity and identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) contributing to the trait variance. Methods Heritability of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free T4 (fT4), free T3 (fT3) and TPOAb in a cohort of 2854 euthyroid, dizygous and monozygous twins (age range 11.9-16.9 years) from the Brisbane Longitudinal Twin Study (BLTS) was assessed using structural equation modelling. A genome-wide analysis was conducted on 2832 of these individuals across 7,522,526 single nucleotide polymorphisms as well as gene-based association analyses. Replication analysis of the association results was performed in the Raine Study (n= 1115) followed by meta-analysis to maximise power for discovery. Results Heritability of thyroid function parameters in the BLTS was 70.8% (95% CI: 66.7-74.9%) for TSH, 67.5% (59.8-75.3%) for fT4, 59.7% (54.4-65.0%) for fT3 and 48.8% (40.6-56.9%) for TPOAb. The genome-wide association study (GWAS) in the discovery cohort identified a novel association between rs2026401 upstream of NCOA3 and TPOAb. GWAS meta-analysis found associations between TPOAb and rs445219, also near NCOA3, and fT3 and rs12687280 near SERPINA7. Gene-based association analysis highlighted SERPINA7 for fT3 and NPAS3 for fT4. Conclusion Our findings resolve former contention regarding heritability estimates of thyroid function traits and TPOAb positivity. GWAS and gene-based association analysis identified variants accounting for a component of this heritability.


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