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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: O'Connor RE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5962605 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Connor Rebecca E RE Romanov Michael N MN Kiazim Lucas G LG Barrett Paul M PM Farré Marta M Damas Joana J Ferguson-Smith Malcolm M Valenzuela Nicole N Larkin Denis M DM Griffin Darren K DK
Nature communications 20180521 1
Genomic organisation of extinct lineages can be inferred from extant chromosome-level genome assemblies. Here, we apply bioinformatic and molecular cytogenetic approaches to determine the genomic structure of the diapsid common ancestor. We then infer the events that likely occurred along this lineage from theropod dinosaurs through to modern birds. Our results suggest that most elements of a typical 'avian-like' karyotype (40 chromosome pairs, including 30 microchromosomes) were in place before ...[more]