High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the
application of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such …

Humans may share more genomic commonalities with other species than previously
thought. According to current estimates,~ 5% of the human genome is functionally …

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

Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood. To uncover genomic
changes associated with this dietary adaptation, we generated a haplotype-resolved …

Analyses of ancient DNA typically involve sequencing the surviving short oligonucleotides
and aligning to genome assemblies from related, modern species. Here, we report that skin …

Loss of limbs evolved many times in squamate reptiles. Here we investigated the genomic
basis of convergent limb loss in reptiles. We sequenced the genomes of a closely related …

Mangrove species are broadly classified as true mangroves and mangrove associates. The
latter are amphibious plants that can survive in the intertidal zone and reproduce naturally in …

Convergence offers an opportunity to explore to what extent evolution can be predictable
when genomic composition and environmental triggers are similar. Here, we present an …

Background Multiple alignments of mammalian genomes have been the basis of many
comparative genomic studies aiming at annotating genes, detecting regions under …

New mutations and standing genetic variations contribute significantly to repeated
phenotypic evolution in sticklebacks. However, less is known about the role of introgression …