Interpreting the genomic landscape of speciation: a road map for finding barriers to gene flow

M Ravinet, R Faria, RK Butlin, J Galindo… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Speciation, the evolution of reproductive isolation among populations, is continuous,
complex, and involves multiple, interacting barriers. Until it is complete, the effects of this …

Host–transposon interactions: conflict, cooperation, and cooption

RL Cosby, NC Chang, C Feschotte - Genes & development, 2019 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences that colonize genomes and
threaten genome integrity. As a result, several mechanisms appear to have emerged during …

[HTML][HTML] African lungfish genome sheds light on the vertebrate water-to-land transition

K Wang, J Wang, C Zhu, L Yang, Y Ren, J Ruan, G Fan… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Lungfishes are the closest extant relatives of tetrapods and preserve ancestral traits linked
with the water-to-land transition. However, their huge genome sizes have hindered …

[HTML][HTML] The sea lamprey germline genome provides insights into programmed genome rearrangement and vertebrate evolution

JJ Smith, N Timoshevskaya, C Ye, C Holt, MC Keinath… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) serves as a comparative model for reconstructing
vertebrate evolution. To enable more informed analyses, we developed a new assembly of …

The UCSC genome browser database: 2017 update

C Tyner, GP Barber, J Casper, H Clawson… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Since its 2001 debut, the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) Genome Browser
(http://genome. ucsc. edu/) team has provided continuous support to the international …

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

G Zhang, C Li, Q Li, B Li, DM Larkin, C Lee, JF Storz… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance
across many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 …

[PDF][PDF] Phylogenomics reveals ancient gene tree discordance in the amphibian tree of life

PM Hime, AR Lemmon, ECM Lemmon… - Systematic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Molecular phylogenies have yielded strong support for many parts of the amphibian Tree of
Life, but poor support for the resolution of deeper nodes, including relationships among …

Evolution and diversity of transposable elements in vertebrate genomes

CG Sotero-Caio, RN Platt, A Suh… - Genome biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genetic elements that mobilize in genomes via
transposition or retrotransposition and often make up large fractions of vertebrate genomes …

The Genome 10K Project: a way forward

KP Koepfli, B Paten… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Genome 10K Project was established in 2009 by a consortium of biologists and
genome scientists determined to facilitate the sequencing and analysis of the complete …

[HTML][HTML] The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals

J Alföldi, F Di Palma, M Grabherr, C Williams, L Kong… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
The evolution of the amniotic egg was one of the great evolutionary innovations in the
history of life, freeing vertebrates from an obligatory connection to water and thus permitting …