The Genome 10K Project: a way forward

KP Koepfli, B Paten… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2015‏ - annualreviews.org
The Genome 10K Project was established in 2009 by a consortium of biologists and
genome scientists determined to facilitate the sequencing and analysis of the complete …

β-Defensins: farming the microbiome for homeostasis and health

KG Meade, C O'Farrelly - Frontiers in Immunology, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Diverse commensal populations are now regarded as key to physiological homeostasis and
protection against disease. Although bacteria are the most abundant component of …

The Ensembl gene annotation system

BL Aken, S Ayling, D Barrell, L Clarke, V Curwen… - Database, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
The Ensembl gene annotation system has been used to annotate over 70 different
vertebrate species across a wide range of genome projects. Furthermore, it generates the …

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

ED Jarvis, S Mirarab, AJ Aberer, B Li, P Houde, C Li… - Science, 2014‏ - science.org
To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …

Ensembl 2014

P Flicek, MR Amode, D Barrell, K Beal… - Nucleic acids …, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Ensembl (http://www. ensembl. org) creates tools and data resources to facilitate
genomic analysis in chordate species with an emphasis on human, major vertebrate model …

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

G Zhang, C Li, Q Li, B Li, DM Larkin, C Lee, JF Storz… - Science, 2014‏ - science.org
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 …

An intercross population study reveals genes associated with body size and plumage color in ducks

Z Zhou, M Li, H Cheng, W Fan, Z Yuan, Q Gao… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Comparative population genomics offers an opportunity to discover the signatures of
artificial selection during animal domestication, however, their function cannot be directly …

Comparative analysis of transposable elements highlights mobilome diversity and evolution in vertebrates

D Chalopin, M Naville, F Plard… - Genome biology and …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of vertebrate genomes, with major
roles in genome architecture and evolution. In order to characterize both common patterns …

Genomic flatlining in the endangered island fox

JA Robinson, D Ortega-Del Vecchyo, Z Fan, BY Kim… - Current Biology, 2016‏ - cell.com
Genetic studies of rare and endangered species often focus on defining and preserving
genetically distinct populations, especially those having unique adaptations [1, 2]. Much less …

Complex evolutionary trajectories of sex chromosomes across bird taxa

Q Zhou, J Zhang, D Bachtrog, N An, Q Huang… - Science, 2014‏ - science.org
Introduction Sex chromosomes originate from ordinary autosomes. Ancient sex-specific W or
Y chromosomes, like that of female chicken or those of male mammals, usually have lost …