Reconstruction of avian ancestral karyotypes reveals differences in the evolutionary history of macro- and microchromosomes

Reconstruction of avian ancestral karyotypes reveals differences in the evolutionary history of macro- and microchromosomes

Abstract Background Reconstruction of ancestral karyotypes is critical for our understanding of genome evolution, allowing for the identification of the gross changes that shaped extant genomes. The identification of such changes and their time of occurrence can shed light on the biology of each spe...

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Main Authors: Joana Damas, Jaebum Kim, Marta Farré, Darren K Griffin, Denis M Larkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
Ancestral karyotypes
Avian
Chromosome evolution
Evolutionary breakpoint regions
Homologous synteny blocks
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-018-1544-8

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