A new look at an old question: when did the second whole genome duplication occur in vertebrate evolution?
Abstract A recent study used 61 extant animal genomes to reconstruct the chromosomes of the hypothetical amniote ancestor. Comparison of this karyotype to the 17 chordate linkage groups previously inferred in the ancestral chordate indicated that two whole genome duplications probably occurred in th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Genome Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-018-1592-0 |
| Summary: | Abstract A recent study used 61 extant animal genomes to reconstruct the chromosomes of the hypothetical amniote ancestor. Comparison of this karyotype to the 17 chordate linkage groups previously inferred in the ancestral chordate indicated that two whole genome duplications probably occurred in the lineage preceding the ancestral vertebrate. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-760X |