TY - JOUR T1 - Genomic Tools for Evolution and Conservation in the Chimpanzee: Pan troglodytes ellioti Is a Genetically Distinct Population A1 - Bowden, Rory A1 - MacFie, Tammie S. A1 - Myers, Simon A1 - Hellenthal, Garrett A1 - Nerrienet, Eric A1 - Bontrop, Ronald E. A1 - Freeman, Colin A1 - Donnelly, Peter A1 - Mundy, Nicholas I. Y1 - 2012/03/01 N2 - Author Summary Chimpanzees are viewed with fondness as our closest animal relatives and are valued by scientists for the biological and evolutionary insights they provide. In spite of this, the relationships between different populations of common chimpanzees are still relatively poorly understood, a situation that potentially threatens conservation efforts. Here we have used information gathered in the Chimpanzee Genome Project to design comprehensive tests of genetic variability that show unambiguously the existence of four genetically distinct groups (or populations) of common chimpanzee. We demonstrate that previous methods based on mitochondrial DNA sequences alone are not always accurate and show the feasibility of cheap new genetic tests of individuals' origins that could play an important role in conservation. JF - PLOS Genetics JA - PLOS Genetics VL - 8 IS - 3 UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002504 SP - e1002504 EP - PB - Public Library of Science M3 - doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002504 ER -