A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Asian house martin implies potential genes associated with the feathered-foot trait

• Published in: G3 : genes - genomes - genetics Vol. 14; no. 6
• Main Authors: Chan, Yuan-Fu, Lu, Chia-Wei, Kuo, Hao-Chih, Hung, Chih-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Birds; Chromosome Inversion; Chromosomes - genetics; Feathers; Foot; Genome; Genome Report; Genomes; Genomics - methods; Phenotype; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; chromosome-level genome assembly; PacBio Hifi; Asian house martin; feathered feet; Hi-C; ptilopody

Abstract The presence of feathers is a vital characteristic among birds, yet most modern birds had no feather on their feet. The discoveries of feathers on the hind limbs of basal birds and dinosaurs have sparked an interest in the evolutionary origin and genetic mechanism of feathered feet. However...