ERC Starting Grant · 2024
The genomic impact of ancient structural variants on species extinction
In this proposal, I seek to quantify the impact of structural variants on species genome diversity and extinction by sequencing ancient genomes of extinct megafauna. Structural variants are large genomic rearrangements capable of significantly affecting gene function and fitness. While in previous work I have investigated the genomes of extinct species at the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) level, the accurate identification of structural variants has been hampered by molecular and computational challenges, thus impeding their incorporation into genomic extinction research. Recent advancements in long-read sequencing technologies have led to considerable improvements in accuracy and…
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