Genome evolution

A recent and rapid genome expansion driven by the amplification of transposable elements in the Neotropical annual killifish Garcialebias charrua

By comparing two annual killifish genomes, this study shows that Garcialebias charrua experienced a recent and unusually large genome expansion driven mainly by repetitive elements. The analysis links transposable element bursts with genome …

The Atlantic salmon genome provides insights into rediploidization

The whole-genome duplication 80 million years ago of the common ancestor of salmonids (salmonid-specific fourth vertebrate whole-genome duplication, Ss4R) provides unique opportunities to learn about the evolutionary fate of a duplicated vertebrate …

Genome sequence and analysis of the tuber crop potato

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the world’s most important non-grain food crop and is central to global food security. It is clonally propagated, highly heterozygous, autotetraploid, and suffers acute inbreeding depression. Here we use a homozygous …