Volume 23, No 11, Nov 2013
ISSN: 1001-0602
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018
impact factor 17.848*
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Volume 23 Issue 11, November 2013: 1254-1255
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Chinese alligator genome illustrates molecular adaptations
Todd A Castoe1 and David D Pollock2
1Department of Biology, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX 76010, USA
2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Correspondence: David D Pollock(David.Pollock@UCDenver.edu)
In the September issue of Cell Research, Wan et al. analyze the Chinese Alligator genome and identify multiple instances of positively-selected changes in protein-coding genes and expansions of multi-gene families that appear to explain suites of phenotypes central to the unique habits and physiology of crocodilian reptiles. They demonstrate the effectiveness of comparative systems genomics in integrating information from comparative genomics, molecular evolution, and systems biology to understand the evolutionary dynamics of complex systems.
10.1038/cr.2013.134
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