Project description:Myanmar locates in the crossroads of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, and is known for high culture diversity in different ethnic groups. It is considered to be important for understanding human evolutionary history and genetic diversity in East Eurasia. However, relatively few studies have examined the population structure and demographic history in Myanmar to date. In this study, we analyzed more than 220,000 genome-wide SNPs in 175 new samples of five ethnic groups from Myanmar and compared them with the published data. Our results showed that the Myanmar population is intricately substructured, with the main observed clusters corresponding roughly to western/northern highlanders (Chin, Naga, and Jingpo) and central/southern lowlanders (Bamar and Rakhine). The gene flow inferred from South Asia has a substantial influence (~11%) on the gene pool of central/southern lowlanders rather than western/northern highlanders. The genetic admixture is dated around 650 years ago. These findings suggest that the genome-wide variation in Myanmar was likely shaped by the linguistic, cultural, and historical changes.
Project description:An Infinium microarray platform (GPL28271, HorvathMammalMethylChip40) was used to generate DNA methylation data from skin samples of beluga whales, Maui's dolphin, and humpback whale. Tissue: Skin
2022-06-16 | GSE164465 | GEO
Project description:Historical and Ongoing Hybridisation in Southern South American Grassland Species
Project description:An Infinium microarray platform (GPL28271, HorvathMammalMethylChip40) was used to generate DNA methylation data from several tissues (skin, blood) in toothed whales and dolphins. Tissues: skin and blood.
2021-04-27 | GSE173330 | GEO
Project description:Species delimitation of the Anthothoe complex (Actiniaria: Sagartiidae) from the Southern Hemisphere
Project description:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can alter gene expression by acting through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). In a previous phenotypic screen of over 120 PAHs, we identified four PAHs that induce an ectopic caudal fin (called X-fin) in larval zebrafish: benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF), dibenzo[b,k]fluoranthene, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene, and benzo[j]fluoranthene. We investigated several plausible mechanisms of X-fin formation using the most potent X-fin inducer, BkF. The X-fin phenotype was dependent on the AHR paralog Ahr2, and we performed RNA sequencing to identify altered gene expression patterns. Transcriptional profiles of distal trunk tissue, where the phenotype was manifest, were generated for animals exposed to 1% DMSO (control) or 12 μM BkF. Four time points of X-fin development were considered for transcriptomics: prior to visual emergence of X-fin (48 hpf), during manifestation of disrupted caudal fin fold development (60 and 72 hpf), and after emergence of X-fin (96 hpf).