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

School of Environmental Sciences

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	eabh1105
Journal	Science
Volume	372
Issue number	6546
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abh1105
Publication status	Published - 4 Jun 2021

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