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Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome.
Nature communications - 25 Jan 2016
Laine Veronika N, Gossmann Toni I, Schachtschneider Kyle M, Garroway Colin J, Madsen Ole, Verhoeven Koen J F, de Jager Victor, Megens Hendrik-Jan, Warren Wesley C, Minx Patrick, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Corcoran Pádraic, Sheldon Ben C, Slate Jon, Zeng Kai, van Oers Kees, Visser Marcel E, Groenen Martien A M
Abstract excerpt
For over 50 years, the great tit (Parus major) has been a model species for research in evolutionary, ecological and behavioural research; in particular, learning and cognition have been intensively studied. Here, to provide further insight into the molecular mechanisms behind these important traits, we de novo assemble a great tit reference genome and whole-genome re-sequence another 29 individuals from across...
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