Genome reannotation of the lizard Anolis carolinensis based on 14 adult and embryonic deep transcriptomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis, is a key species for both laboratory and field-based studies of evolutionary genetics, development, neurobiology, physiology, behavior, and ecology. As the first non-avian reptilian genome sequenced, A. carolinesis is also a prime reptilian model for comparison with other vertebrate genomes. The public databases of Ensembl and NCBI have provided a first generation gene annotation of the anole genome that relies primarily on sequence conservation with related species. A second generation annotation based on tissue-specific transcriptomes would provide a valuable resource for molecular studies.

Results

Here we provide an annotation of the A. carolinensis genome based on de novo assembly of deep transcriptomes of 14 adult

SUBMITTER: Eckalbar WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3561122 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature