Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication (WGD) is a major event that drastically reshapes
genome architecture and is often assumed to be causally associated with organismal …

Accurate species phylogenies are a prerequisite for all evolutionary research. Teleosts are
the largest and most diversified group of extant vertebrates, but relationships among their …

Whole genome duplication (WGD) is a dramatic evolutionary event generating many new
genes and which may play a role in survival through mass extinctions. Paddlefish and …

As the only surviving lineages of jawless fishes, hagfishes and lampreys provide a crucial
window into early vertebrate evolution,–. Here we investigate the complex history, timing …

Gene content in genomes changes through several different processes, with gene
duplication being an important contributor to such changes. Gene duplication occurs over a …

The salmon family is one of the most iconic and economically important fish families,
primarily possessing meat of excellent taste as well as irreplaceable nutritional and …

Teleost fish represent one of the largest and most diverse clades of vertebrates, which
makes them great models in various research areas such as ecology and evolution. Recent …

Since its initial discovery over 50 years ago, understanding the evolution of the vertebrate
RAG-mediated adaptive immune response has been a major area of research focus for …

The electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus), belonging to the family Malapteruridae, order
Siluriformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi), is one of the six branches that has independently …

Mitogenomes are defined as compact and structurally stable over aeons. This perception
results from a vertebrate-centric vision, where few types of mtDNA rearrangements are …