摘要
Although many species have gone extinct,their genetic components might exist in extant species because of ancient hybridization.Via advances in genome sequencing and development of modern population genetics,one can find the legacy of unknown or extinct species in the context of available genomes from extant species.Such discovery can be used as a strategy to search for hidden species or fossils in conservation biology and archeology,gain novel insight into complex evolutionary history,and provide the new sources of genetic variation for breeding and trait improvement in agriculture.
基金
the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA2004010302)
the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)Program(2019QZKK05010703)
the Young Academic and Technical Leagder Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province(2018HB033)
D.-D.W.was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31822048 and 31621062)。
