Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

Zhang, Guojie; Li, Cai; Li, Qiye; Li, Bo; M. Larkin, Denis; Lee, Chul; F. Storz, Jay; Antunes, Agostinho; J. Greenwold, Matthew; W. Meredith, Robert; Ödeen, Anders; Cui, Jie; Zhou, Qi; Xu, Luohao; Pan, Hailin; Wang, Zongji; Jin, Lijun; Zhang, Pei; Hu, Haofu; Yang, Wei; Hu, Jiang; Xiao, Jin; Yang, Zhikai; Liu, Yang; Xie, Qiaolin; Yu, Hao; Lian, Jinmin; Wen, Ping; Zhang, Fang; Li, Hui; Zeng, Yongli; Xiong, Zijun; Liu, Shiping; Zhou, Long; Huang, Zhiyong; An, Na; Wang, Jie; Zheng, Qiumei; Xiong, Yingqi; Wang, Guangbiao; Wang, Bo; Wang, Jingjing; Fan, Yu; R. da Fonseca, Rute; Alfaro-Núñez, Alonzo; Schubert, Mikkel; Orlando, Ludovic; Mourier, Tobias; T. Howard, Jason; Ganapathy, Ganeshkumar; Pfenning, Andreas; Whitney, Osceola; V. Rivas, Miriam; Hara, Erina; Smith, Julia; Farré, Marta; Narayan, Jitendra; Slavov, Gancho; N Romanov, Michael; Borges, Rui; Paulo Machado, João; Khan, Imran; S. Springer, Mark; Gatesy, John; G. Hoffmann, Federico; C. Opazo, Juan; Håstad, Olle; H. Sawyer, Roger; Kim, Heebal; Kim, Kyu-Won; Jeong Kim, Hyeon; Cho, Seoae; Li, Ning; Huang, Yinhua; W. Bruford, Michael; Zhan, Xiangjiang; Dixon, Andrew; F. Bertelsen, Mads; Derryberry, Elizabeth; Warren, Wesley; K Wilson, Richard; Li, Shengbin; A. Ray, David; E. Green, Richard; J. O’Brien, Stephen; Griffin, Darren; E. Johnson, Warren; Haussler, David; A. Ryder, Oliver; Willerslev, Eske; R. Graves, Gary; Alström, Per; Fjeldså, Jon; P. Mindell, David; V. Edwards, Scott; L. Braun, Edward; Rahbek, Carsten; W. Burt, David; Houde, Peter; Zhang, Yong; Yang, Huanming; Wang, Jian; Genome Consortium, Avian; D. Jarvis, Erich; Thomas P. Gilbert, M.; Wang, Jun; Ye, Chen; Liang, Shaoguang; Yan, Zengli; Lisandra Zepeda, M.; F. Campos, Paula; Missael Vargas Velazquez, Amhed; Alfredo Samaniego, José; Avila-Arcos, María; D. Martin, Michael; Barnett, Ross; M. Ribeiro, Angela; V. Mello, Claudio; V. Lovell, Peter; Almeida, Daniela; Maldonado, Emanuel; Pereira, Joana; Sunagar, Kartik; Philip, Siby; Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Maria; Bunce, Michael; Lambert, David; T. Brumfield, Robb; H. Sheldon, Frederick; C. Holmes, Edward; P. Gardner, Paul; E. Steeves, Tammy; F. Stadler, Peter; W. Burge, Sarah; Lyons, Eric; Smith, Jacqueline; McCarthy, Fiona; Pitel, Frederique; Rhoads, Douglas; P. Froman, David

doi:10.1126/science.1251385

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Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

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Authors:

Guojie Zhang

Cai Li

Qiye Li

Abstract

Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant clades. The avian genome is principally characterized by its constrained size, whi...

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