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Dinosaurs: Comparative Cytogenomics of Their Reptile Cousins and Avian Descendants (2022)
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Griffin, D., Larkin, D., O'Connor, R., & Romanov, M. (2023). Dinosaurs: Comparative Cytogenomics of Their Reptile Cousins and Avian Descendants. Animals, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010106

Simple Summary Dinosaurs have been in scientific and popular culture since early fossil discoveries, but increased interest, particularly in their genomes, is expanding. Birds are reptiles, specifically theropod dinosaurs, meaning that if we compare... Read More about Dinosaurs: Comparative Cytogenomics of Their Reptile Cousins and Avian Descendants.

Copy Number Variants in Two Northernmost Cattle Breeds Are Related to Their Adaptive Phenotypes (2022)
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Buggiotti, L., Yudin, N., & Larkin, D. (2022). Copy Number Variants in Two Northernmost Cattle Breeds Are Related to Their Adaptive Phenotypes. Genes, 13(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13091595

Copy number variations (CNVs) are genomic structural variants with potential functional and evolutionary effects on phenotypes. In this study, we report the identification and characterization of CNVs from the whole-genome resequencing data of two no... Read More about Copy Number Variants in Two Northernmost Cattle Breeds Are Related to Their Adaptive Phenotypes.

Genotyping and Whole-Genome Resequencing of Welsh Sheep Breeds Reveal Candidate Genes and Variants for Adaptation to Local Environment and Socioeconomic Traits (2021)
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Sweet-Jones, J., Lenis, V. P., Yurchenko, A. A., Yudin, N. S., Swain, M., & Larkin, D. M. (2021). Genotyping and Whole-Genome Resequencing of Welsh Sheep Breeds Reveal Candidate Genes and Variants for Adaptation to Local Environment and Socioeconomic Traits. Frontiers in Genetics, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.612492

Background: Advances in genetic tools applied to livestock breeding has prompted research into the previously neglected breeds adapted to harsh local environments. One such group is the Welsh mountain sheep breeds, which can be farmed at altitudes of... Read More about Genotyping and Whole-Genome Resequencing of Welsh Sheep Breeds Reveal Candidate Genes and Variants for Adaptation to Local Environment and Socioeconomic Traits.

Demographic History, Adaptation, and NRAP Convergent Evolution at Amino Acid Residue 100 in the World Northernmost Cattle from Siberia (2021)
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Buggiotti, L., Yurchenko, A. A., Yudin, N. S., Jagt, C. J. V., Vorobieva, N. V., Kusliy, M. F., …Larkin, D. M. (2021). Demographic History, Adaptation, and NRAP Convergent Evolution at Amino Acid Residue 100 in the World Northernmost Cattle from Siberia. Molecular Biology and Evolution,

Native cattle breeds represent an important cultural heritage. They are a reservoir of genetic variation useful for properly responding to agriculture needs in the light of ongoing climate changes. Evolutionary processes that occur in response to ext... Read More about Demographic History, Adaptation, and NRAP Convergent Evolution at Amino Acid Residue 100 in the World Northernmost Cattle from Siberia.

Comparative Mapping of the Macrochromosomes of Eight Avian Species Provides Further Insight into Their Phylogenetic Relationships and Avian Karyotype Evolution (2021)
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Kiazim, L. G., O’Connor, R. E., Larkin, D. M., Romanov, M. N., Narushin, V. G., Brazhnik, E. A., & Griffin, D. K. (in press). Comparative Mapping of the Macrochromosomes of Eight Avian Species Provides Further Insight into Their Phylogenetic Relationships and Avian Karyotype Evolution. Cells, 10(2), 362. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020362

Resequencing and signatures of selection scan in two Siberian native sheep breeds point to candidate genetic variants for adaptation and economically important traits (2020)
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Sweet‐Jones, J., Yurchenko, A. A., Igoshin, A. V., Yudin, N. S., Swain, M. T., & Larkin, D. M. (2021). Resequencing and signatures of selection scan in two Siberian native sheep breeds point to candidate genetic variants for adaptation and economically important traits. Animal Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1111/age.13015

Comparative Chromosome Mapping of Musk Ox and the X Chromosome among Some Bovidae Species (2019)
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Proskuryakova, A. A., Kulemzina, A. I., Perelman, P. L., Yudkin, D. V., Lemskaya, N. A., Okhlopkov, I. M., …Graphodatsky, A. S. (2019). Comparative Chromosome Mapping of Musk Ox and the X Chromosome among Some Bovidae Species. Genes, 10(11), 857. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10110857

Bovidae, the largest family in Pecora infraorder, are characterized by a striking variability in diploid number of chromosomes between species and among individuals within a species. The bovid X chromosome is also remarkably variable, with several mo... Read More about Comparative Chromosome Mapping of Musk Ox and the X Chromosome among Some Bovidae Species.

Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes (2019)
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Attardo, G. M., Abd-Alla, A. M. M., Acosta-Serrano, A., Allen, J. E., Bateta, R., Benoit, J. B., …Aksoy, S. (2019). Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes. Genome Biology, 20, 187. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1768-2

Tsetse flies (Glossina sp.) are the vectors of human and animal trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tsetse flies are distinguished from other Diptera by unique adaptations, including lactation and the birthing of live young (obligate vivip... Read More about Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes.

High-density genotyping reveals signatures of selection related to acclimation and economically important traits in 15 local sheep breeds from Russia (2019)
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Yurchenko, A. A., Deniskova, T. E., Yudin, N. S., Dotsev, A. V., Khamiruev, T. N., Selionova, M. I., …Larkin, D. M. (2019). High-density genotyping reveals signatures of selection related to acclimation and economically important traits in 15 local sheep breeds from Russia. BMC Genomics, 20(Suppl 3), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5537-0

Domestication and centuries of selective breeding have changed genomes of sheep breeds to respond to environmental challenges and human needs. The genomes of local breeds, therefore, are valuable sources of genomic variants to be used to understand m... Read More about High-density genotyping reveals signatures of selection related to acclimation and economically important traits in 15 local sheep breeds from Russia.

Germline-restricted chromosome (GRC) is widespread among songbirds (2019)
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Torgasheva, A. A., Malinovskaya, L. P., Zadesenets, K. S., Karamysheva, T. V., Kizilova, E. A., Akberdina, E. A., …Borodin, P. M. (2019). Germline-restricted chromosome (GRC) is widespread among songbirds. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817373116

An unusual supernumerary chromosome has been reported for two related avian species, the zebra and Bengalese finches. This large, germline-restricted chromosome (GRC) is eliminated from somatic cells and spermatids and transmitted via oocytes only. I... Read More about Germline-restricted chromosome (GRC) is widespread among songbirds.

Genome-wide association study for body weight in cattle populations from Siberia (2019)
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Igoshin, A. V., Yudin, N. S., Belonogova, N. M., & Larkin, D. M. (2019). Genome-wide association study for body weight in cattle populations from Siberia. Animal Genetics, 50(3), 250-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12786

Body weight is a complex trait in cattle associated with commonly used commercial breeding measurements related to growth. Although many quantitative trait loci (QTL) for body weight have been identified in cattle so far, searching for genetic determ... Read More about Genome-wide association study for body weight in cattle populations from Siberia.

Time lapse: A glimpse into prehistoric genomics (2019)
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Griffin, D. K., Larkin, D. M., & O'Connor, R. E. (2019). Time lapse: A glimpse into prehistoric genomics. European Journal of Medical Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2019.03.004

For the purpose of this review, ‘time-lapse’ refers to the reconstruction of ancestral (in this case dinosaur) karyotypes using genome assemblies of extant species. Such reconstructions are only usually possible when genomes are assembled to ‘chromos... Read More about Time lapse: A glimpse into prehistoric genomics.

Genome-wide association study and scan for signatures of selection point to candidate genes for body temperature maintenance under the cold stress in Siberian cattle populations (2019)
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Igoshin, A. V., Yurchenko, A. A., Belonogova, N. M., Petrovsky, D. V., Aitnazarov, R. B., Soloshenko, V. A., …Larkin, D. M. (2019). Genome-wide association study and scan for signatures of selection point to candidate genes for body temperature maintenance under the cold stress in Siberian cattle populations. BMC Genomics, 20(Suppl 1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-019-0725-0

Design of new highly productive livestock breeds, well-adapted to local climatic conditions is one of the aims of modern agriculture and breeding. The genetics underlying economically important traits in cattle are widely studied, whereas our knowled... Read More about Genome-wide association study and scan for signatures of selection point to candidate genes for body temperature maintenance under the cold stress in Siberian cattle populations.

Evolution of gene regulation in ruminants differs between evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks (2019)
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Farre Belmonte, M., Kim, J., Proskuryakova, A. A., Zhang, Y., Kulemzina, A. I., Li, Q., …Larkin, D. M. (2019). Evolution of gene regulation in ruminants differs between evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks. Genome Research, 29, 576-589. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.239863.118

The role of chromosome rearrangements in driving evolution has been a long-standing question of evolutionary biology. Here we focused on ruminants as a model to assess how rearrangements may have contributed to the evolution of gene regulation. Using... Read More about Evolution of gene regulation in ruminants differs between evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks.

A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome (2019)
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Ruvinskiy, D., Larkin, D. M., & Farré, M. (2019). A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome. Frontiers in Genetics, 10(32), https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00032

The dromedary camel is an economically and socially important species of livestock in many parts of the world, being used for transport and the production of milk and meat. Much like cattle and horses, the camel may be found in industrial farming con... Read More about A Near Chromosome Assembly of the Dromedary Camel Genome.

Patterns of microchromosome organization remain highly conserved throughout avian evolution (2018)
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O'Connor, R. E., Kiazim, L., Skinner, B., Fonseka, G., Joseph, S., Jennings, R., & Larkin, D. M. (2018). Patterns of microchromosome organization remain highly conserved throughout avian evolution. Chromosoma, 128(1), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00412-018-0685-6

The structure and organization of a species genome at a karyotypic level, and in interphase nuclei, have broad functional significance. Although regular sized chromosomes are studied extensively in this regard, microchromosomes, which are present in... Read More about Patterns of microchromosome organization remain highly conserved throughout avian evolution.