Coral bleaching

Genome

Ecology

Population

Coral reef

Geology

Coral

Biology

Gene

Demography

Sociology

Genomics

Oceanography

Acropora

Genetics

Science

Conservation help from genomics Corals worldwide are under threat from rising sea temperatures and pollution. One response to heat stress is coral bleaching—the loss of photosynthetic endosymbionts that provide energy for the coral. Fuller et al. present a high-resolution genome of the coral Acropora millepora (see the Perspective by Bay and Guerrero). They were able to perform population genetic analyses with samples sequenced at lower coverage and conduct genome-wide association studies. These data were combined to generate a polygenic risk score for bleaching that can be used in coral conservation. Science this issue p. eaba4674 ; see also p. 249

Population genetics of the coral <i>Acropora millepora</i> : Toward genomic prediction of bleaching

Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora : Toward genomic prediction of bleaching