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BioEssays 9∕2018
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.201870093
Subject(s) - transcriptome , citation , biology , genome , gene , computational biology , genetics , world wide web , computer science , gene expression
Sponges appear simple, yet comparative transcriptome and genome analyses have yielded unexpected results: despite gene content disparity between the four classes, sponges have as many genes and as diverse gene families as found in some bilaterians. Functional studies are needed to resolve the discrepancy between gene content and anatomical features. In article number 1700237 , Renard et al. review the most significant outcomes of current genomic and transcriptomic analyses of sponges, and discuss limitations and future directions of sponge transcriptomic and genomic studies.