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. 2022 Jun;91(6):1064-1072.
doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13619. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

Harnessing the power of multi-omics data for predicting climate change response

Kara K S Layton  1 , Ian R Bradbury  2
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Harnessing the power of multi-omics data for predicting climate change response

Kara K S Layton et al. J Anim Ecol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Predicting how species will respond to future climate change is of central importance in the midst of the global biodiversity crisis, and recent work has demonstrated the utility of population genomics for improving these predictions. Here, we suggest a broadening of the approach to include other types of genomic variants that play an important role in adaptation, like structural (e.g. copy number variants) and epigenetic variants (e.g. DNA methylation). These data could provide additional power for forecasting response, especially in weakly structured or panmictic species. Incorporating structural and epigenetic variation into estimates of climate change vulnerability, or maladaptation, may not only improve prediction power but also provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underpinning species' response to climate change.

Keywords: epigenetic variation; forecasting; genomic offset; panmixia; structural variation.

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