Cross-species chromosome painting and repetitive DNA mapping illuminate the karyotype evolution in true crocodiles (Crocodylidae)

2023/07/26 by Vanessa Sales-Oliveira, Vanessa C. Sales-Oliveira, Marie Altmanová +10 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Chromosomal and Genetic Variations #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

paper · doi:10.1007/s00412-023-00806-6

Citations

• An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile
• Intrachromosomal rearrangements in avian genome evolution: evidence for regions prone to breakpoints
• Clade Age and Not Diversification Rate Explains Species Richness among Animal Taxa
• A phylogenetic hypothesis for Crocodylus (Crocodylia) based on mitochondrial DNA: Evidence for a trans-Atlantic voyage from Africa to the New World

Discussions

• Sales‑Oliveira et al. (2023) found that croc chromosomes are conservative maintaining similar karyotype structures & diploid chrom numbers for ~100 MY! Most Crocodylinae (including Nile Crocodile) mai [bsky, 14 points, 0 comments]