Article
Large-scale sequencing of flatfish genomes provides insights into the polyphyletic origin of their specialized body plan.
Nature genetics - 1 May 2021
Lü Zhenming, Gong Li, Ren Yandong, Chen Yongjiu, Wang Zhongkai, Liu Liqin, Li Haorong, Chen Xianqing, Li Zhenzhu, Luo Hairong, Jiang Hui, Zeng Yan, Wang Yifan, Wang Kun, Zhang Chen, Jiang Haifeng, Wan Wenting, Qin Yanli, Zhang Jianshe, Zhu Liang, Shi Wei, He Shunping, Mao Bingyu, Wang Wen, Kong Xiaoyu, Li Yongxin
Abstract excerpt
The evolutionary and genetic origins of the specialized body plan of flatfish are largely unclear. We analyzed the genomes of 11 flatfish species representing 9 of the 14 Pleuronectiforme families and conclude that Pleuronectoidei and Psettodoidei do not form a monophyletic group, suggesting independent origins from different percoid ancestors. Genomic and transcriptomic data indicate that genes related to WNT...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animal Fins
- Animals
- Biocatalysis
- Evolution, Molecular
- Flatfishes
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Molecular Sequence Annotation
- Mutation