Annotating coding genes and inferring orthologs are two classical challenges in genomics
and evolutionary biology that have traditionally been approached separately, limiting …

Simple Summary As a group of organisms, non-avian reptiles, most of which are the~
11,000 species of lizards and snakes, are an extraordinarily diverse group, displaying a …

The human skeletal form underlies bipedalism, but the genetic basis of skeletal proportions
(SPs) is not well characterized. We applied deep-learning models to 31,221 x-rays from the …

Studying morphological novelties offers special insights into developmental biology and
evolution. The inflated calyx syndrome (ICS) is a largely unrecognized but fascinating …

The genomes of living lungfishes can inform on the molecular-developmental basis of the
Devonian sarcopterygian fish–tetrapod transition. We de novo sequenced the genomes of …

Snakes and lizards (Squamata) represent a third of terrestrial vertebrates and exhibit
spectacular innovations in locomotion, feeding, and sensory processing. However, the …

Squamates include more than 11,000 extant species of lizards, snakes, and
amphisbaenians, and display a dazzling diversity of phenotypes across their over 200 …

Limb loss shows recurrent phenotypic evolution across squamate lineages. Here, based on
three de novo-assembled genomes of limbless lizards from different lineages, we showed …

Abstract The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is an economically important poultry
species, which is susceptible to fatty liver. Thus, the Muscovy duck may serve as an …

Limbs are a defining characteristic of tetrapods, yet numerous taxa, primarily among
amphibians and reptiles, have independently lost limbs as an adaptation to new ecological …