Rapid advances in nanopore technologies for sequencing single long DNA and RNA
molecules have led to substantial improvements in accuracy, read length and throughput …

Genomes represent the starting point of genetic studies. Since the discovery of DNA
structure, scientists have devoted great efforts to determine their sequence in an exact way …

Abstract This paper proposes Komodo Mlipir Algorithm (KMA) as a new metaheuristic
optimizer. It is inspired by two phenomena: the behavior of Komodo dragons living in the …

Triggers and biological processes controlling male or female gonadal differentiation vary in
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …

Sex chromosomes are a great example of a convergent evolution at the genomic level,
having evolved dozens of times just within amniotes. An intriguing question is whether this …

Variation in gene regulation is ubiquitous, yet identifying the mechanisms producing such
variation, especially for complex traits, is challenging. Snake venoms provide a model …

Squamates (lizards, snakes, and their kin such as amphisbaenians, or “worm lizards”)
represent the world's most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates with∼ 11,000 described …

Crops are the major source of food supply and raw materials for the processing industry. A
balance between crop production and food consumption is continually threatened by plant …

Snakes are a remarkable squamate lineage with unique morphological adaptations,
especially those related to the evolution of vertebrate skeletons, organs, and sensory …

With more than 70,000 living species, vertebrates have a huge impact on the field of biology
and research, including karyotype evolution. One prominent aspect of many vertebrate …