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Reconstruction of proto-vertebrate, proto-cyclostome and proto-gnathostome genomes provides new insights into early vertebrate evolution.
Nature communications - 23 Jul 2021
Nakatani Yoichiro, Shingate Prashant, Ravi Vydianathan, Pillai Nisha E, Prasad Aravind, McLysaght Aoife, Venkatesh Byrappa
Abstract excerpt
Ancient polyploidization events have had a lasting impact on vertebrate genome structure, organization and function. Some key questions regarding the number of ancient polyploidization events and their timing in relation to the cyclostome-gnathostome divergence have remained contentious. Here we generate de novo long-read-based chromosome-scale genome assemblies for the Japanese lamprey and elephant shark. Using...
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