The Ensembl gene annotation system

BL Aken, S Ayling, D Barrell, L Clarke, V Curwen… - Database, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The Ensembl gene annotation system has been used to annotate over 70 different
vertebrate species across a wide range of genome projects. Furthermore, it generates the …

The channel catfish genome sequence provides insights into the evolution of scale formation in teleosts

Z Liu, S Liu, J Yao, L Bao, J Zhang, Y Li, C Jiang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Catfish represent 12% of teleost or 6.3% of all vertebrate species, and are of enormous
economic value. Here we report a high-quality reference genome sequence of channel …

Goldfish morphology as a model for evolutionary developmental biology

KG Ota, G Abe - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological variation of the goldfish is known to have been established by artificial
selection for ornamental purposes during the domestication process. Chinese texts that date …

Comparing RADseq and microsatellites to infer complex phylogeographic patterns, an empirical perspective in the Crucian carp, Carassius carassius, L.

DL Jeffries, GH Copp, L Lawson Handley… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of threatened species must be underpinned by phylogeographic
knowledge. This need is epitomized by the freshwater fish Carassius carassius, which is in …

Resolving Cypriniformes relationships using an anchored enrichment approach

CC Stout, M Tan, AR Lemmon, EM Lemmon… - BMC evolutionary …, 2016 - Springer
Background Cypriniformes (minnows, carps, loaches, and suckers) is the largest group of
freshwater fishes in the world (~ 4300 described species). Despite much attention, previous …

Targeted disruption of sp7 and myostatin with CRISPR-Cas9 results in severe bone defects and more muscular cells in common carp

Z Zhong, P Niu, M Wang, G Huang, S Xu, Y Sun… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) as one of the most important aquaculture fishes
produces over 3 million metric tones annually, approximately 10% the annual production of …

Sorting duplicated loci disentangles complexities of polyploid genomes masked by genotyping by sequencing

MT Limborg, LW Seeb, JE Seeb - Molecular ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many plants and animals of polyploid origin are currently enjoying a genomics explosion
enabled by modern sequencing and genotyping technologies. However, routine filtering of …

An ultra-high density linkage map and QTL mapping for sex and growth-related traits of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

W Peng, J Xu, Y Zhang, J Feng, C Dong, L Jiang… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
High density genetic linkage maps are essential for QTL fine mapping, comparative
genomics and high quality genome sequence assembly. In this study, we constructed a high …

Comparative transcriptome analysis identifies candidate genes related to skin color differentiation in red tilapia

W Zhu, L Wang, Z Dong, X Chen, F Song, N Liu… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Red tilapia is becoming more popular for aquaculture production in China in recent years.
However, the pigmentation differentiation in genetic breeding is the main problem limiting its …

Structure and evolutionary history of a large family of NLR proteins in the zebrafish

K Howe, PH Schiffer, J Zielinski, T Wiehe… - Open …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Multicellular eukaryotes have evolved a range of mechanisms for immune recognition. A
widespread family involved in innate immunity are the NACHT-domain and leucine-rich …