Comparative genomic analyses illuminate the distinct evolution of megabats within Chiroptera.
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SUBMITTER: Nikaido M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547651 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
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Comparative genomic analyses illuminate the distinct evolution of megabats within Chiroptera.
Nikaido Masato M Kondo Shinji S Zhang Zicong Z Wu Jiaqi J Nishihara Hidenori H Niimura Yoshihito Y Suzuki Shunta S Touhara Kazushige K Suzuki Yutaka Y Noguchi Hideki H Minakuchi Yohei Y Toyoda Atsushi A Fujiyama Asao A Sugano Sumio S Yoneda Misako M Kai Chieko C
DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes 20200801 4
The revision of the sub-order Microchiroptera is one of the most intriguing outcomes in recent mammalian molecular phylogeny. The unexpected sister-taxon relationship between rhinolophoid microbats and megabats, with the exclusion of other microbats, suggests that megabats arose in a relatively short period of time from a microbat-like ancestor. In order to understand the genetic mechanism underlying adaptive evolution in megabats, we determined the whole-genome sequences of two rousette megabat ...[more]
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