Article
Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 12 Dec 2014
Green Richard E, Braun Edward L, Armstrong Joel, Earl Dent, Nguyen Ngan, Hickey Glenn, Vandewege Michael W, St John John A, Capella-Gutiérrez Salvador, Castoe Todd A, Kern Colin, Fujita Matthew K, Opazo Juan C, Jurka Jerzy, Kojima Kenji K, Caballero Juan, Hubley Robert M, Smit Arian F, Platt Roy N, Lavoie Christine A, Ramakodi Meganathan P, Finger John W, Suh Alexander, Isberg Sally R, Miles Lee, Chong Amanda Y, Jaratlerdsiri Weerachai, Gongora Jaime, Moran Christopher, Iriarte Andrés, McCormack John, Burgess Shane C, Edwards Scott V, Lyons Eric, Williams Christina, Breen Matthew, Howard Jason T, Gresham Cathy R, Peterson Daniel G, Schmitz Jürgen, Pollock David D, Haussler David, Triplett Eric W, Zhang Guojie, Irie Naoki, Jarvis Erich D, Brochu Christopher A, Schmidt Carl J, McCarthy Fiona M, Faircloth Brant C, Hoffmann Federico G, Glenn Travis C, Gabaldón Toni, Paten Benedict, Ray David A
Abstract excerpt
To provide context for the diversification of archosaurs--the group that includes crocodilians, dinosaurs, and birds--we generated draft genomes of three crocodilians: Alligator mississippiensis (the American alligator), Crocodylus porosus (the saltwater crocodile), and Gavialis gangeticus (the Indian gharial). We observed an exceptionally slow rate of genome evolution within crocodilians at all levels, including...
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