A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.
Researchers mapped out a 'genetic map', or genome, of the greater bilby , which is a threatened species.Having the bilby genome opens up a plethora of research avenues from understanding their biological adaptations, to breeding management.) genome will help stave off extinction for remaining wild populations susceptible to inbreeding.
The reference genome was then compared to the DNA present in scats gathered by Kiwirrkurra people around the Gibson Desert to fine-tune a new poo analysis tool. Members of the Kiwirrkurra community, which refer to the bilby by several names including ninu, will use information from the genetic information gained from the scats to monitor how land management can influence genetic diversity.
They were extinct in New South Wales by 1912, South Australia in the 1930s, the south west of Western Australia in the 1940s and most of Queensland by the 1970s.genome will help inform breeding within the re-established fenced and island populations of bilbies and maintain strong lineages, according to researchers.
DNA Zoo Australia director and University of Western Australia biotechnologist Parwinder Kaur, who was not involved in the study, said the bilby genome was not just a breakthrough for conservation strategies, but provided new avenues of genetic research.
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