Article
GC-biased gene conversion drives accelerated evolution of ultraconserved elements in mammalian and avian genomes.
Genome research - 1 Oct 2023
Liu Anguo, Wang Nini, Xie Guoxiang, Li Yang, Yan Xixi, Li Xinmei, Zhu Zhenliang, Li Zhuohui, Yang Jing, Meng Fanxin, Dou Mingle, Chen Weihuang, Ma Nange, Jiang Yu, Gao Yuanpeng, Wang Yu
Abstract excerpt
Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) are the most conserved regions among the genomes of evolutionarily distant species and are thought to play critical biological functions. However, some UCEs rapidly evolved in specific lineages, and whether they contributed to adaptive evolution is still controversial. Here, using an increased number of sequenced genomes with high taxonomic coverage, we identified 2191 mammalian...
Topics
- Animals
- Rats
- Gene Conversion
- Mammals
- Alleles
- Birds
- Evolution, Molecular
- Neuro-Oncological Ventral Antigen