The complete genome of a songbird
Giulio Formenti, Nivesh Jain, Jack A Medico…·Erich David Jarvis
This paper presents the first fully phased, diploid, telomere-to-telomere genome of the zebra finch, revealing new genes and structural features.
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Giulio Formenti, Nivesh Jain, Jack A Medico…·Erich David Jarvis
This paper presents the first fully phased, diploid, telomere-to-telomere genome of the zebra finch, revealing new genes and structural features.
Giulio Formenti, Dominic E. Absolon, Linelle Ann L. Abueg…·Fergal J. Martin
The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I provides high-quality reference genomes for 816 species, enabling evolutionary and conservation insights across vertebrates.
Jonathan Fenn, Jessica C. Edge, Vladimir Y. Ovchinnikov…·Mary J. O’Connell
The paper shows that placental phenotypes in mammals can be predicted from miRNA repertoires with high accuracy, revealing constrained genetic pathways for convergent evolution.
Klara M. Wanelik, Mike Begon, Janette E. Bradley…·Steve Paterson
The paper investigates the relationship between gut microbial diversity and superspreading in field voles, finding lower alpha-diversity and distinct microbial composition in higher-contacters and higher-shedders.