gooseRRL
The development of a SNP set for the Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
Genomic DNA from 16 Barnacle Geese samples across Europe was extracted and pooled. Two RRL libraries were enzymatically created with the restriction enzymes RsaI and HhaI. The two libraries were pooled and sequenced with An Illumina Genome Analyzer II.
The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) is a migratory waterfowl species. Its populations are structured into three flyways in Europe, and recently one resident population established in The Netherlands, growing rapdidly in numbers. Genetic analyses have never been attempted to study the flyways, their mixing, and the origin of the resident population. Here, we develop a set of SNP markers from a Rduced Representation Librabry (RRL) of genomic goose DNA.