The increased capacity of DNA sequencing has significantly advanced our understanding of
the phylogeny of birds and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms molding their genomic …

Microchromosomes are prevalent in nonmammalian vertebrates [PD Waters et al., Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 118 (2021)], but a few of them are missing in bird genome assemblies …

Birds, the most species‐rich monophyletic group of land vertebrates, have been subject to
some of the most intense sequencing efforts to date, making them an ideal case study for …

High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the
application of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such …

Genomics promises comprehensive surveying of genomes and metagenomes, but rapidly
changing technologies and expanding data volumes make evaluation of completeness a …

INTRODUCTION During mitosis, cells compact their chromosomes into dense rod-shaped
structures to ensure their reliable transmission to daughter cells. Our work explores how …

Lungfishes are the closest extant relatives of tetrapods and preserve ancestral traits linked
with the water-to-land transition. However, their huge genome sizes have hindered …

The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) serves as a comparative model for reconstructing
vertebrate evolution. To enable more informed analyses, we developed a new assembly of …

The gene numbers and evolutionary rates of birds were assumed to be much lower than
those of mammals, which is in sharp contrast to the huge species number and …

Genome assemblies are currently being produced at an impressive rate by consortia and
individual laboratories. The low costs and increasing efficiency of sequencing technologies …