Parallel adaptation of rabbit populations to myxoma virus
Parallel adaptation of rabbit populations to myxoma virus
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Alves, Joel M. , Carneiro, Miguel , Cheng, Jade Y. , de Matos, Ana Lemos , Rahman, Masmudur M. , Loog, Liisa , Campos, Paula F. , Wales, Nathan , Eriksson, Anders , Manica, Andrea , Strive, Tanja , Graham, Stephen C. , Afonso, Sandra , Bell, Diana J. , Belmont, Laura , Day, Jonathan P. , Fuller, Susan J. , Marchandeau, Stéphane , Palmer, William J. , Queney, Guillaume , Surridge, Alison K. , Vieira, Filipe G. , McFadden, Grant , Nielsen, Rasmus , Gilbert, M. Thomas P. , Esteves, Pedro J. , Ferrand, Nuno and Jiggins, Francis M.
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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In the 1950s the myxoma virus was released into European rabbit populations in Australia and Europe, decimating populations and resulting in the rapid evolution of resistance. We investigated the genetic basis of resistance by comparing the exomes of rabbits collected before and after the pandemic. We found a strong pattern of parallel evolution, w...
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Parallel adaptation of rabbit populations to myxoma virus
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Author / Creator
Carneiro, Miguel
Cheng, Jade Y.
de Matos, Ana Lemos
Rahman, Masmudur M.
Loog, Liisa
Campos, Paula F.
Wales, Nathan
Eriksson, Anders
Manica, Andrea
Strive, Tanja
Graham, Stephen C.
Afonso, Sandra
Bell, Diana J.
Belmont, Laura
Day, Jonathan P.
Fuller, Susan J.
Marchandeau, Stéphane
Palmer, William J.
Queney, Guillaume
Surridge, Alison K.
Vieira, Filipe G.
McFadden, Grant
Nielsen, Rasmus
Gilbert, M. Thomas P.
Esteves, Pedro J.
Ferrand, Nuno
Jiggins, Francis M.
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6433279
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6433279
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.aau7285
