The global significance of biodiversity science in China: an overview

X Mi, G Feng, Y Hu, J Zhang, L Chen… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …

Mammalian transposable elements and their impacts on genome evolution

RN Platt, MW Vandewege, DA Ray - Chromosome Research, 2018 - Springer
Transposable elements (TEs) are genetic elements with the ability to mobilize and replicate
themselves in a genome. Mammalian genomes are dominated by TEs, which can reach …

Large-scale ruminant genome sequencing provides insights into their evolution and distinct traits

L Chen, Q Qiu, YU Jiang, K Wang, Z Lin, Z Li, F Bibi… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The ruminants are one of the most successful mammalian lineages,
exhibiting extensive morphological and ecological diversity and containing several key …

Phylogenomic resolution of the cetacean tree of life using target sequence capture

MR McGowen, G Tsagkogeorga… - Systematic …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The evolution of cetaceans, from their early transition to an aquatic lifestyle to their
subsequent diversification, has been the subject of numerous studies. However, although …

[HTML][HTML] Convergent evolution of rumen microbiomes in high-altitude mammals

Z Zhang, D Xu, LI Wang, J Hao, J Wang, X Zhou… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Studies of genetic adaptation, a central focus of evolutionary biology, most often focus on the
host's genome and only rarely on its co-evolved microbiome. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau …

Whole-genome sequencing of native sheep provides insights into rapid adaptations to extreme environments

JI Yang, WR Li, FH Lv, SG He, SL Tian… - Molecular biology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Global climate change has a significant effect on extreme environments and a profound
influence on species survival. However, little is known of the genome-wide pattern of …

Evolution and diversity of transposable elements in vertebrate genomes

CG Sotero-Caio, RN Platt, A Suh… - Genome biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genetic elements that mobilize in genomes via
transposition or retrotransposition and often make up large fractions of vertebrate genomes …

The Genome 10K Project: a way forward

KP Koepfli, B Paten… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The Genome 10K Project was established in 2009 by a consortium of biologists and
genome scientists determined to facilitate the sequencing and analysis of the complete …

The sheep genome illuminates biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

Y Jiang, M Xie, W Chen, R Talbot, JF Maddox, T Faraut… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Sheep (Ovis aries) are a major source of meat, milk, and fiber in the form of wool and
represent a distinct class of animals that have a specialized digestive organ, the rumen, that …

Human high-altitude adaptation: forward genetics meets the HIF pathway

AW Bigham, FS Lee - Genes & development, 2014 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Humans have adapted to the chronic hypoxia of high altitude in several locations, and
recent genome-wide studies have indicated a genetic basis. In some populations, genetic …