Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

Guojie Zhang; Cai Li; Qiye Li; Bo Li; Denis M Larkin; Chul Lee; Jay F Storz; Agostinho Antunes; Matthew J Greenwold; Robert W Meredith; Anders Ödeen; Jie Cui; Qi Zhou; Luohao Xu; Hailin Pan; Zongji Wang; Lijun Jin; Pei Zhang; Haofu Hu; Wei Yang; Jiang Hu; Jin Xiao; Zhikai Yang; Yang Liu; Qiaolin Xie; Hao Yu; Jinmin Lian; Ping Wen; Fang Zhang; Hui Li; Yongli Zeng; Zijun Xiong; Shiping Liu; Long Zhou; Zhiyong Huang; Na An; Jie Wang; Qiumei Zheng; Yingqi Xiong; Guangbiao Wang; Bo Wang; Jingjing Wang; Yu Fan; Rute R da Fonseca; Alonzo Alfaro-Núñez; Mikkel Schubert; Ludovic Orlando; Tobias Mourier; Jason T Howard; Ganeshkumar Ganapathy; Andreas Pfenning; Osceola Whitney; Miriam V Rivas; Erina Hara; Julia Smith; Marta Farré; Jitendra Narayan; Gancho Slavov; Michael N Romanov; Rui Borges; João Paulo Machado; Imran Khan; Mark S Springer; John Gatesy; Federico G Hoffmann; Juan C Opazo; Olle Håstad; Roger H Sawyer; Heebal Kim; Kyu-Won Kim; Hyeon Jeong Kim; Seoae Cho; Ning Li; Yinhua Huang; Michael W Bruford; Xiangjiang Zhan; Andrew Dixon; Mads F Bertelsen; Elizabeth Derryberry; Wesley Warren; Richard K Wilson; Shengbin Li; David A Ray; Richard E Green; Stephen J O'Brien; Darren Griffin; Warren E Johnson; David Haussler; Oliver A Ryder; Eske Willerslev; Gary R Graves; Per Alström; Jon Fjeldså; David P Mindell; Scott V Edwards; Edward L Braun; Carsten Rahbek; David W Burt; Peter Houde; Yong Zhang; Huanming Yang; Jian Wang; Erich D Jarvis; M Thomas P Gilbert; Jun Wang

doi:10.1126/science.1251385

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Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

Authors

Zhang, Guojie
Li, Cai
Li, Qiye
Li, Bo
Larkin, Denis M
Lee, Chul
Storz, Jay F
Antunes, Agostinho
Greenwold, Matthew J
Meredith, Robert W
Ödeen, Anders
Cui, Jie
Zhou, Qi
Xu, Luohao
Pan, Hailin
Wang, Zongji
Jin, Lijun
Zhang, Pei
Hu, Haofu
Yang, Wei
Hu, Jiang
Xiao, Jin
Yang, Zhikai
Liu, Yang
Xie, Qiaolin
Yu, Hao
Lian, Jinmin
Wen, Ping
Zhang, Fang
Li, Hui
Zeng, Yongli
Xiong, Zijun
Liu, Shiping
Zhou, Long
Huang, Zhiyong
An, Na
Wang, Jie
Zheng, Qiumei
Xiong, Yingqi
Wang, Guangbiao
Wang, Bo
Wang, Jingjing
Fan, Yu
da Fonseca, Rute R
Alfaro-Núñez, Alonzo
Schubert, Mikkel
Orlando, Ludovic
Mourier, Tobias
Howard, Jason T
Ganapathy, Ganeshkumar
Pfenning, Andreas
Whitney, Osceola
Rivas, Miriam V
Hara, Erina
Smith, Julia
Farré, Marta
Narayan, Jitendra
Slavov, Gancho
Romanov, Michael N
Borges, Rui
Machado, João Paulo
Khan, Imran
Springer, Mark S
Gatesy, John
Hoffmann, Federico G
Opazo, Juan C
Håstad, Olle
Sawyer, Roger H
Kim, Heebal
Kim, Kyu-Won
Kim, Hyeon Jeong
Cho, Seoae
Li, Ning
Huang, Yinhua
Bruford, Michael W
Zhan, Xiangjiang
Dixon, Andrew
Bertelsen, Mads F
Derryberry, Elizabeth
Warren, Wesley
Wilson, Richard K
Li, Shengbin
Ray, David A
Green, Richard E
O'Brien, Stephen J
Griffin, Darren
Johnson, Warren E
Haussler, David
Ryder, Oliver A
Willerslev, Eske
Graves, Gary R
Alström, Per
Fjeldså, Jon
Mindell, David P
Edwards, Scott V
Braun, Edward L
Rahbek, Carsten
Burt, David W
Houde, Peter
Zhang, Yong
Yang, Huanming
Wang, Jian
Jarvis, Erich D
Gilbert, M Thomas P
Wang, Jun

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Type

Published Article

Journal

Science

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Publication Date

Dec 12, 2014

Volume

346

Issue

6215

Pages

1311–1320

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1126/science.1251385

PMID: 25504712

Source

Medline

License

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Abstract

Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant clades. The avian genome is principally characterized by its constrained size, which predominantly arose because of lineage-specific erosion of repetitive elements, large segmental deletions, and gene loss. Avian genomes furthermore show a remarkably high degree of evolutionary stasis at the levels of nucleotide sequence, gene synteny, and chromosomal structure. Despite this pattern of conservation, we detected many non-neutral evolutionary changes in protein-coding genes and noncoding regions. These analyses reveal that pan-avian genomic diversity covaries with adaptations to different lifestyles and convergent evolution of traits.

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