High-quality de novo assembly of the apple genome and methylome dynamics of early fruit development

N Daccord, JM Celton, G Linsmith, C Becker… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Using the latest sequencing and optical map** technologies, we have produced a high-
quality de novo assembly of the apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) genome. Repeat …

Reductive genome evolution at both ends of the bacterial population size spectrum

B Batut, C Knibbe, G Marais, V Daubin - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
Bacterial genomes show substantial variations in size. The smallest bacterial genomes are
those of endocellular symbionts of eukaryotic hosts, which have undergone massive …

Comparative population genomics in animals uncovers the determinants of genetic diversity

J Romiguier, P Gayral, M Ballenghien, A Bernard… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Genetic diversity is the amount of variation observed between DNA sequences from distinct
individuals of a given species. This pivotal concept of population genetics has implications …

Large variation in the ratio of mitochondrial to nuclear mutation rate across animals: implications for genetic diversity and the use of mitochondrial DNA as a molecular …

R Allio, S Donega, N Galtier… - Molecular biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
It is commonly assumed that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) evolves at a faster rate than
nuclear DNA (nuDNA) in animals. This has contributed to the popularity of mtDNA as a …

Analysis of selection in protein-coding sequences accounting for common biases

R Del Amparo, C Branco, J Arenas… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The evolution of protein-coding genes is usually driven by selective processes, which favor
some evolutionary trajectories over others, optimizing the subsequent protein stability and …

Integrative modeling of gene and genome evolution roots the archaeal tree of life

TA Williams, GJ Szöllősi, A Spang… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
A root for the archaeal tree is essential for reconstructing the metabolism and ecology of
early cells and for testing hypotheses that propose that the eukaryotic nuclear lineage …

Accurate measurement of the effects of all amino-acid mutations on influenza hemagglutinin

MB Doud, JD Bloom - Viruses, 2016 - mdpi.com
Influenza genes evolve mostly via point mutations, and so knowing the effect of every amino-
acid mutation provides information about evolutionary paths available to the virus. We and …

Pyropia yezoensis genome reveals diverse mechanisms of carbon acquisition in the intertidal environment

D Wang, X Yu, K Xu, G Bi, M Cao, E Zelzion… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration have played a central role in algal and
plant adaptation and evolution. The commercially important red algal genus, Pyropia …

Adaptive protein evolution in animals and the effective population size hypothesis

N Galtier - PLoS genetics, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The rate at which genomes adapt to environmental changes and the prevalence of adaptive
processes in molecular evolution are two controversial issues in current evolutionary …

The perfect storm: gene tree estimation error, incomplete lineage sorting, and ancient gene flow explain the most recalcitrant ancient angiosperm clade, Malpighiales

L Cai, Z **, EM Lemmon, AR Lemmon, A Mast… - Systematic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The genomic revolution offers renewed hope of resolving rapid radiations in the Tree of Life.
The development of the multispecies coalescent model and improved gene tree estimation …