Open AccessChromosome-scale assemblies reveal the structural evolution of African cichlid genomes
Author(s) -
Matthew Conte,
Rajesh Joshi,
Emily C. Moore,
Sri Pratima Nandamuri,
William Gammerdinger,
Reade B. Roberts,
Karen L. Carleton,
Sigbjørn Lien,
Thomas D. Kocher
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gigascience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947
H-Index - 54
ISSN - 2047-217X
DOI - 10.1093/gigascience/giz030
Subject(s) - cichlid , biology , genome , evolutionary biology , transposable element , structural variation , genetics , chromosome , genome evolution , centromere , lineage (genetic) , gene , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery
African cichlid fishes are well known for their rapid radiations and are a model system for studying evolutionary processes. Here we compare multiple, high-quality, chromosome-scale genome assemblies to elucidate the genetic mechanisms underlying cichlid diversification and study how genome structure evolves in rapidly radiating lineages.