A Nearly Complete Genome of Ciona intestinalis Type A (C. robusta) Reveals the Contribution of Inversion to Chromosomal Evolution in the Genus Ciona

• Published in: Genome biology and evolution Vol. 11; no. 11; pp. 3144 - 3157
• Main Authors: Satou, Yutaka, Nakamura, Ryohei, Yu, Deli, Yoshida, Reiko, Hamada, Mayuko, Fujie, Manabu, Hisata, Kanako, Takeda, Hiroyuki, Satoh, Noriyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Chordata, Nonvertebrate; Chromosome Inversion; Ciona intestinalis - genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Genome; Phylogeny; genome; chromosomal inversion; Ciona intestinalis type A (C. robusta); ascidian

Since its initial publication in 2002, the genome of Ciona intestinalis type A (Ciona robusta), the first genome sequence of an invertebrate chordate, has provided a valuable resource for a wide range of biological studies, including developmental biology, evolutionary biology, and neuroscience. The...