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Strategies to optimize the analysis of gene flow in speciation at the example of giraffes,
bears, whales and seals 

Axel Janke

SUMMARY
In this project, we will sequence the genomes from a number of mammals to study how species differ at the sequence level. In particular methods implemented in D-stat, Phylonet, D-foil, CoalHMM will show how past and current gene flow or the lack thereof affects speciation. Initially, we will focus on current projects in giraffe, bears and seals. For these taxonomic groups geneflow has been documented or is suspected. The new findings will also be studied and interpreted with the aid of alternative presentations like networks to depict of evolutionary processes . So far, comparative genomic studies have only been made involving few individuals, but the expected inflation of the number of genomes for numerous species will make it necessary to develop efficient procedures to involve even hundreds of species/individuals in such studies.
During the course of TBG we will also involve other taxonomic groups from which genomes will become available for comparative genomic studies.

TBG GENOMIC STATS:

SPECIES INVOLVED: