Individuals in natural populations vary in their genealogy and thus have different genome-wide diversity. Those having more or/and more recent common ancestors between their maternal and paternal ...

15.33%. That's the coefficient of relatedness between Frankel and Chrysanthemum, the first mare scanned in foal to the champion racehorse during his first season at stud. As a point of comparison, ...

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction, the results could guide ...