Geographic distribution of genetic diversity of Heterocephalus glaber analyzed using whole genome sequencing and a chromosome-scale genome assembly
Kevin M. Wright, Pranidhi Sood, Elena D. Zemlemerova, Danila S. Kostin, Nicole L. Fong, Nelda Yi, Andrea T. Ireland, Irene Lam, Kaitlyn N. Lewis Hardell, Megan Smith, Jackie Villalta, Calvin H. Jan, Margaret A. Roy, David Botstein, Leonid A. Lavrenchenko, , Rochelle Buffenstein
The paper analyzes genetic diversity in naked mole-rats from Kenya and Ethiopia using whole-genome sequencing and a chromosome-scale genome assembly, revealing unexpected genetic divergence patterns.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · Nov 24, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology