Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals

MJ Christmas, IM Kaplow, DP Genereux, MX Dong… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Zoonomia is the largest comparative genomics resource for mammals produced to date. By
aligning genomes for 240 species, we identify bases that, when mutated, are likely to affect …

Vocal learning–associated convergent evolution in mammalian proteins and regulatory elements

ME Wirthlin, TA Schmid, JE Elie, X Zhang, A Kowalczyk… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Vocal production learning (“vocal learning”) is a convergently evolved trait in vertebrates. To
identify brain genomic elements associated with mammalian vocal learning, we integrated …

The genomic and cellular basis of biosynthetic innovation in rove beetles

SA Kitchen, TH Naragon, A Brückner, MS Ladinsky… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
How evolution at the cellular level potentiates macroevolutionary change is central to
understanding biological diversification. The> 66,000 rove beetle species (Staphylinidae) …

GenArk: towards a million UCSC genome browsers

H Clawson, BT Lee, BJ Raney, GP Barber, J Casper… - Genome Biology, 2023 - Springer
Interactive graphical genome browsers are essential tools in genomics, but they do not
contain all the recent genome assemblies. We create Genome Archive (GenArk) collection …

A haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the Nile rat facilitates exploration of the genetic basis of diabetes

H Toh, C Yang, G Formenti, K Raja, L Yan, A Tracey… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Nile rat (Avicanthis niloticus) is an important animal model
because of its robust diurnal rhythm, a cone-rich retina, and a propensity to develop diet …

Convergent and lineage-specific genomic changes contribute to adaptations in sugar-consuming birds

E Osipova, MC Ko, KM Petricek, S Yung Wa Sin… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Although high-sugar diets are associated with metabolic diseases in humans, several bird
lineages have independently evolved to primarily subsist on simple sugars from flower …

High-quality haploid genomes corroborate 29 chromosomes and highly conserved synteny of genes in Hyles hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)

AK Hundsdoerfer, T Schell, F Patzold, CJ Wright… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Background Morphological and traditional genetic studies of the young Pliocene genus
Hyles have led to the understanding that despite its importance for taxonomy, phenotypic …