Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises”

Bengt Hansson; Hernán E. Morales; Cock van Oosterhout

doi:10.1126/science.abh1105

Comment on “Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises”

Bengt Hansson, Hernán E. Morales, Cock van Oosterhout

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Scott et al. (Reports, 27 November 2020, p. 1086) bring much-needed attention to species conservation by demonstrating heterozygote superiority among translocated tortoises. However, we believe that their recommended heterozygosity decision rule risks taking conservation genomics backward. We argue that their advice could misguide conservation management aimed at establishing viable populations, and that it can be improved by also assessing the genetic load.

Originalspråk	engelska
Artikelnummer	1105
Tidskrift	Science
Volym	372
Nummer	6546
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh1105
Status	Published - 2021 juni 4

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