Comparative transcriptomics of cyprinid minnows and carp in a common wild setting: a resource for ecological genomics in freshwater communities.

ABSTRACT: Comparative transcriptomics can now be conducted on organisms in natural settings, which has greatly enhanced understanding of genome-environment interactions. Here, we demonstrate the utility and potential pitfalls of comparative transcriptomics of wild organisms, with an example from three cyprinid fish species (Teleostei:Cypriniformes). We present extensively filtered and annotated transcriptome assemblies that provide a valuable resource for studies of genome evolution (e.g. polyploidy), ecological and morphological diversification, speciation, and shared and unique responses to environmental variation in cyprinid fishes. Our results and analyses address the following points: (i) 'essential developmental genes' are shown to be ubiquitously expressed in a diverse suite of tissues across

SUBMITTER: Krabbenhoft TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824830 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature