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I. Data generation (per-sample analyses):
Covering most wildlife species, we offer a wide range of genetic and genomic services ranging from laboratory analysis to bioinformatic processing.
Per-sample analyses of noninvasive and high-quality tissue sources
| Service | Sample types | Markers | Example applications |
| Species typing | Fecal, hair, feather, tissue, blood | mtDNA | Occupancy, capture-recapture |
| Individual/sex-genotyping | Fecal, hair, feather, tissue, blood | SNPs, microsatellites | Capture-recapture |
| Relatedness, familial relationships | Fecal, hair, feather, tissue, blood | SNPs, microsatellites | Reproduction monitoring, behavioral ecology |
| Dietary analysis (metabarcoding) | Fecal, ingesta | mtDNA, chloroplast DNA | Ecological studies |
Genomic analyses and bioinformatic processing
| Service | Sample types | Tasks | Output |
| Whole genome sequencing | Tissue, blood | Library preparation, sequencing | Sample-specific sequencing read files (fastq files) |
| Reduced representation sequencing | Tissue, blood | Library preparation, sequencing | Sample-specific sequencing read files (fastq files) |
| Bioinformatic processing of sequencing reads | Trimming, alignment to reference genome (or deNovo), variant calling | vcf/ped/map files |
II. Marker development:
- SNPs
- microsatellites
III. Data analysis:
Most standard applications of genetic and genomic data.
IV. Research projects:
We frequently partner with federal, state, tribal, and private wildlife managers and field researchers, including at academic institutions, adding genetic and genomic capabilities and expertise to research teams.