PNAS paper on Realized relatedness of Macaques is out

Our genomic study of rhesus macaques from Cayo Santiago in Puerto Rico “Estimating realized relatedness in free-ranging macaques by inferring identity-by-descent segments” has been published in PNAS. We show that utilizing information from identity-by-descent (IBD) segments, relatedness of individuals in natural population can be analyzed without prior knowledge on their pedigree, Revealing Hidden Genetic Ties. This work was lead by Prof. Anja Widdig from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, with major contributions from Annika Freudiger, Vladimir Jovanovic and Dr. Harad Ringbauer.