Chromosome-level genome assembly for giant panda provides novel insights into Carnivora chromosome evolution

Abstract Background Chromosome evolution is an important driver of speciation and species evolution. Previous studies have detected chromosome rearrangement events among different Carnivora species using chromosome painting strategies. However, few of these studies have focused on chromosome evoluti...

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Main Authors: Huizhong Fan, Qi Wu, Fuwen Wei, Fengtang Yang, Bee Ling Ng, Yibo Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Genome Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1889-7