Finishing off Session 1a of #CEEC24 is Jessica Peers with her talk: Novel gene pseudogenization in a species with long-term low Ne, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus).

Approximately 10,000 yrs ago Cheetahs went through a severe bottleneck event and some populations had symptoms of inbreeding depression. They are now listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN red list and face many threats throughout their range #CEEC24