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@article{Bleidorn:2025:10.1016/j.tig.2025.09.001,
author = {Bleidorn, C and Sandberg, F and Martin, S and Vogler, AP and Podsiadlowski, L},
doi = {10.1016/j.tig.2025.09.001},
journal = {Trends Genet},
title = {The untapped potential of short-read sequencing in biodiversity research.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2025.09.001},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The power of short-read DNA sequencing in biodiversity research and evolutionary genomics is rapidly growing due to advances in technology and bioinformatics. Short-read sequencing offers powerful solutions for taxonomic identification, biomass estimation, and phylogenetic reconstruction. Moreover, short-read data enable robust estimation of genome size and repeat content, offering valuable insights into genome evolution. Though growing in popularity, long-read genome assemblies are often not feasible with material from museum collections or raw biodiversity samples. With the growing demand for DNA-based approaches in biodiversity research, short-read genomics provides an easily generated universal data source spanning all levels from individual genomes to ecosystems, and including all species on Earth, to achieve the objectives of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) for the preservation of biodiversity.
AU - Bleidorn,C
AU - Sandberg,F
AU - Martin,S
AU - Vogler,AP
AU - Podsiadlowski,L
DO - 10.1016/j.tig.2025.09.001
PY - 2025///
SN - 0168-9525
TI - The untapped potential of short-read sequencing in biodiversity research.
T2 - Trends Genet
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2025.09.001
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41044010
ER -
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