Chromosome-level genome assembly for giant panda provides novel insights into Carnivora chromosome evolution

• Published in: Genome Biology Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 267
• Main Authors: Fan, Huizhong, Wu, Qi, Wei, Fuwen, Yang, Fengtang, Ng, Bee Ling, Hu, Yibo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 06.12.2019; BMC
• Subjects: Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Animal behavior; Animals; Biological Evolution; Carnivora; chromosome aberrations; Chromosome evolution; Chromosome-level genome; Chromosomes; dogs; Evolution; Evolutionary breakpoint region; Genome; genome assembly; Genomics; Giant panda; Male; Pandas; pseudogenes; smell; Speciation; species; Sweet taste; Synteny; Ursidae - genetics; Evolutionary breakpoint region; Carnivora; Chromosome-level genome; Giant panda; Chromosome evolution

Chromosome evolution is an important driver of speciation and species evolution. Previous studies have detected chromosome rearrangement events among different Carnivora species using chromosome painting strategies. However, few of these studies have focused on chromosome evolution at a nucleotide r...