Comparative genomics reveals the distinct evolutionary trajectories of the robust and complex coral lineages.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the biological and economic significance of scleractinian reef-building corals, the lack of large molecular datasets for a representative range of species limits understanding of many aspects of their biology. Within the Scleractinia, based on molecular evidence, it is generally recognised that there are two major clades, Complexa and Robusta, but the genomic bases of significant differences between them remain unclear.

Results

Draft genome assemblies and annotations were generated for three coral species: Galaxea fascicularis (Complexa), Fungia sp., and Goniastrea aspera (Robusta). Whilst phylogenetic analyses strongly support a deep split between Complexa and Robusta, synteny analyses reveal a high level of gene order conservation between all corals, but

SUBMITTER: Ying H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6214176 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature