In eukaryotes, unlike in bacteria, gene order has typically been assumed to be random.
However, the first statistically rigorous analyses of complete genomes, together with the …

Numerous theories have been proposed to account for the pronounced differences in the
quantity of non-coding DNA among eukaryotic genomes, but the current repertoire remains …

The smallest known eukaryotes, at≈ 1-μm diameter, are Ostreococcus tauri and related
species of marine phytoplankton. The genome of Ostreococcus lucimarinus has been …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on genomic size evolution in animals. There are
many ways of studying the evolution of genome. The chapter looks on the examination of …

The availability of 12 complete genomes of various species of genus Drosophila provides a
unique opportunity to analyze genome-scale chromosomal rearrangements among a group …

The output of a genome assembler generally comprises a collection of contiguous DNA
sequences (contigs) whose relative placement along the genome is not defined. A …

That closely related species often differ by chromosomal inversions was discovered by
Sturtevant and Plunkett in 1926. Our knowledge of how these inversions originate is still very …

Drosophila's importance as a model organism made it an obvious choice to be among the
first genomes sequenced, and the Release 1 sequence of the euchromatic portion of the …

In tropical Africa, Anopheles funestus is one of the three most important malaria vectors. We
physically mapped 157 A. funestus complementary DNAs (cDNAs) to the polytene …

Background In 2004, draft sequences of the model lepidopteran Bombyx mori were reported
using whole-genome shotgun sequencing. Because of relatively shallow genome coverage …