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Alves Barcellos S, Kretschmer R, Santos de Souza M, Tura V, Pozzobon LC, Ochotorena de Freitas TR, Griffin DK, O'Connor R, Gunski RJ, Del Valle Garnero A. Understanding microchromosomal organization and evolution in four representative woodpeckers (Picidae, Piciformes) through BAC-FISH analysis. Genome 2024; 67:223-232. [PMID: 38742652 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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The genome organization of woodpeckers has several distinctive features e.g., an uncommon accumulation of repetitive sequences, enlarged Z chromosomes, and atypical diploid numbers. Despite the large diversity of species, there is a paucity of detailed cytogenomic studies for this group and we thus aimed to rectify this. Genome organization patterns and hence evolutionary change in the microchromosome formation of four species (Colaptes campestris, Veniliornis spilogaster, Melanerpes candidus, and Picumnus nebulosus) was established through fluorescence in situ hybridization using bacterial artificial chromosomes originally derived from Gallus gallus and Taeniopygia guttata. Findings suggest that P. nebulosus (2n = 110), which was described for the first time, had the most basal karyotype among species of Picidae studied here, and probably arose as a result of fissions of avian ancestral macrochromosomes. We defined a new chromosomal number for V. spilogaster (2n = 88) and demonstrated microchromosomal rearrangements involving C. campestris plus a single, unique hitherto undescribed rearrangement in V. spilogaster. This comprised an inversion after a fusion involving the ancestral microchromosome 12 (homologous to chicken microchromosome 12). We also determined that the low diploid number of M. candidus is related to microchromosome fusions. Woodpeckers thus exhibit significantly rearranged karyotypes compared to the putative ancestral karyotype.
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- Suziane Alves Barcellos
- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Laboratório de Citogenética e Evolução, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91509-900, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Laboratório de Citogenética e Evolução, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91509-900, RS, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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Kretschmer R, Santos de Souza M, Gunski RJ, Del Valle Garnero A, de Freitas TRO, Zefa E, Toma GA, Cioffi MDB, Herculano Corrêa de Oliveira E, O'Connor RE, Griffin DK. Understanding the chromosomal evolution in cuckoos (Aves, Cuculiformes): a journey through unusual rearrangements. Genome 2024; 67:168-177. [PMID: 38346285 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The Cuculiformes are a family of over 150 species that live in a range of habitats, such as forests, savannas, and deserts. Here, bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) probes (75 from chicken and 14 from zebra finch macrochromosomes 1-10 +ZW and for microchromosomes 11-28 (except 16)) were used to investigate chromosome homologies between chicken and the squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana). In addition, repetitive DNA probes were applied to characterize the chromosome organization and to explore the role of these sequences in the karyotype evolution of P. cayana. We also applied BAC probes for chicken chromosome 17 and Z to the guira cuckoo (Guira guira) to test whether this species has an unusual Robertsonian translocation between a microchromosome and the Z chromosome, recently described in the smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani). Our results revealed extensive chromosome reorganization with inter- and intrachromosomal rearrangements in P. cayana, including a conspicuous chromosome size and heterochromatin polymorphism on chromosome pair 20. Furthermore, we confirmed that the Z-autosome Robertsonian translocation found in C. ani is also found in G. guira, not P. cayana. These findings suggest that this translocation occurred prior to the divergence between C. ani and G. guira, but after the divergence with P. cayana.
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- Rafael Kretschmer
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul 97300-162, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul 97300-162, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul 97300-162, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, Pará 67030-000, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará 66075-110, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
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O’Connor RE, Kretschmer R, Romanov MN, Griffin DK. A Bird's-Eye View of Chromosomic Evolution in the Class Aves. Cells 2024; 13:310. [PMID: 38391923 PMCID: PMC10886771 DOI: 10.3390/cells13040310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Birds (Aves) are the most speciose of terrestrial vertebrates, displaying Class-specific characteristics yet incredible external phenotypic diversity. Critical to agriculture and as model organisms, birds have adapted to many habitats. The only extant examples of dinosaurs, birds emerged ~150 mya and >10% are currently threatened with extinction. This review is a comprehensive overview of avian genome ("chromosomic") organization research based mostly on chromosome painting and BAC-based studies. We discuss traditional and contemporary tools for reliably generating chromosome-level assemblies and analyzing multiple species at a higher resolution and wider phylogenetic distance than previously possible. These results permit more detailed investigations into inter- and intrachromosomal rearrangements, providing unique insights into evolution and speciation mechanisms. The 'signature' avian karyotype likely arose ~250 mya and remained largely unchanged in most groups including extinct dinosaurs. Exceptions include Psittaciformes, Falconiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Cuculiformes, Suliformes, occasional Passeriformes, Ciconiiformes, and Pelecaniformes. The reasons for this remarkable conservation may be the greater diploid chromosome number generating variation (the driver of natural selection) through a greater possible combination of gametes and/or an increase in recombination rate. A deeper understanding of avian genomic structure permits the exploration of fundamental biological questions pertaining to the role of evolutionary breakpoint regions and homologous synteny blocks.
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- Rebecca E. O’Connor
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.E.O.); (M.N.R.)
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Campus Universitário Capão do Leão, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, RS, Brazil;
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.E.O.); (M.N.R.)
- L. K. Ernst Federal Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Dubrovitsy, 142132 Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.E.O.); (M.N.R.)
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Petrov R, Hoareau T, Lesobre L, Andonova Y, Yarkov D, Chakarov N. Genetic diversity and relatedness amongst captive saker falcons ( Falcocherrug) in the Green Balkans' Wildlife Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre in Bulgaria. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e105863. [PMID: 38327296 PMCID: PMC10848330 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e105863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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The globally endangered saker falcon (Falcocherrug) is currently being re-introduced in Bulgaria, where the falcons are bred in captivity and released through the hacking method. We relied on the birds' pedigree when forming the breeding pairs from 2011. In 2021-2022, we had the opportunity to evaluate our captive population via DNA tests. We performed the first genetic assessment of the sakers in the WRBC through a genome evaluation of the most important founders (n = 12) and, in 2022, we executed a microsatellite analysis on 30 saker falcons from the programme. We compared the results with the known pedigree and history of the saker falcons. The genetic tests helped to assign relatedness to some birds with missing or incomplete pedigrees, indicating the test can complement that information and lead to better management of the captive group. One pair was separated as a precaution as it was indicated by one the tests that the two birds are more closely related than expected. The research could be beneficial to other raptor captive breeding programmes dealing with a similar group composition.
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- Rusko Petrov
- Green Balkans - Stara Zagora NGo, Stara Zagora, BulgariaGreen Balkans - Stara Zagora NGoStara ZagoraBulgaria
- Trakia University, Stara Zagora, BulgariaTrakia UniversityStara ZagoraBulgaria
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- Reneco International Wildlife Consultants LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesReneco International Wildlife Consultants LLCAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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- Reneco International Wildlife Consultants LLC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesReneco International Wildlife Consultants LLCAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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- Green Balkans - Stara Zagora NGO, Stara Zagora, BulgariaGreen Balkans - Stara Zagora NGOStara ZagoraBulgaria
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- Trakia University, Stara Zagora, BulgariaTrakia UniversityStara ZagoraBulgaria
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- University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, GermanyUniversity of BielefeldBielefeldGermany
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Johnson JA, Athrey G, Anderson CM, Bell DA, Dixon A, Kumazawa Y, Maechtle T, Meeks GW, Mindell D, Nakajima K, Novak B, Talbot S, White C, Zhan X. Whole-genome survey reveals extensive variation in genetic diversity and inbreeding levels among peregrine falcon subspecies. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10347. [PMID: 37484928 PMCID: PMC10361364 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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In efforts to prevent extinction, resource managers are often tasked with increasing genetic diversity in a population of concern to prevent inbreeding depression or improve adaptive potential in a changing environment. The assumption that all small populations require measures to increase their genetic diversity may be unwarranted, and limited resources for conservation may be better utilized elsewhere. We test this assumption in a case study focused on the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), a cosmopolitan circumpolar species with 19 named subspecies. We used whole-genome resequencing to generate over two million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from multiple individuals of all peregrine falcon subspecies. Our analyses revealed extensive variation among subspecies, with many island-restricted and nonmigratory populations possessing lower overall genomic diversity, elevated inbreeding coefficients (F ROH)-among the highest reported, and extensive runs of homozygosity (ROH) compared to mainland and migratory populations. Similarly, the majority of subspecies that are either nonmigratory or restricted to islands show a much longer history of low effective population size (N e). While mutational load analyses indicated an increased proportion of homozygous-derived deleterious variants (i.e., drift load) among nonmigrant and island populations compared to those that are migrant or reside on the mainland, no significant differences in the proportion of heterozygous deleterious variants (i.e., inbreeding load) was observed. Our results provide evidence that high levels of inbreeding may not be an existential threat for some populations or taxa. Additional factors such as the timing and severity of population declines are important to consider in management decisions about extinction potential.
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- Jeff A. Johnson
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of North TexasDentonTexasUSA
- Wolf Creek Operating FoundationWolfWyomingUSA
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- Department of Poultry Science & Faculty of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTexasUSA
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- East Bay Regional Park DistrictOaklandCaliforniaUSA
- California Academy of SciencesSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- The Mohamed Bin Zayed Raptor Conservation FundAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
- International Wildlife ConsultantsCarmarthenUK
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- Research Center for Biological DiversityNagoya City UniversityNagoyaJapan
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of North TexasDentonTexasUSA
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- Museum of Vertebrate ZoologyUniversity of California, BerkeleyBerkeleyCaliforniaUSA
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- Research Center for Biological DiversityNagoya City UniversityNagoyaJapan
- The Japan Falconiformes CenterOwariasahiJapan
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- Revive & RestoreSausalitoCaliforniaUSA
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- Far Northwestern Institute of Art and ScienceAnchorageAlaskaUSA
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Poisson W, Prunier J, Carrier A, Gilbert I, Mastromonaco G, Albert V, Taillon J, Bourret V, Droit A, Côté SD, Robert C. Chromosome-level assembly of the Rangifer tarandus genome and validation of cervid and bovid evolution insights. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:142. [PMID: 36959567 PMCID: PMC10037892 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09189-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Genome assembly into chromosomes facilitates several analyses including cytogenetics, genomics and phylogenetics. Despite rapid development in bioinformatics, however, assembly beyond scaffolds remains challenging, especially in species without closely related well-assembled and available reference genomes. So far, four draft genomes of Rangifer tarandus (caribou or reindeer, a circumpolar distributed cervid species) have been published, but none with chromosome-level assembly. This emblematic northern species is of high interest in ecological studies and conservation since most populations are declining. RESULTS We have designed specific probes based on Oligopaint FISH technology to upgrade the latest published reindeer and caribou chromosome-level genomes. Using this oligonucleotide-based method, we found six mis-assembled scaffolds and physically mapped 68 of the largest scaffolds representing 78% of the most recent R. tarandus genome assembly. Combining physical mapping and comparative genomics, it was possible to document chromosomal evolution among Cervidae and closely related bovids. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide validation for the current chromosome-level genome assembly as well as resources to use chromosome banding in studies of Rangifer tarandus.
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- William Poisson
- Département des sciences animales, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction, Développement et Santé Intergénérationnelle, Québec, QC, Canada
- Réseau Québécois en reproduction, QC, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
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- Département de biochimie, microbiologie et bio-informatique, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Département des sciences animales, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction, Développement et Santé Intergénérationnelle, Québec, QC, Canada
- Réseau Québécois en reproduction, QC, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
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- Département des sciences animales, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction, Développement et Santé Intergénérationnelle, Québec, QC, Canada
- Réseau Québécois en reproduction, QC, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
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- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec (MFFP), Québec, QC, Canada
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- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec (MFFP), Québec, QC, Canada
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- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec (MFFP), Québec, QC, Canada
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- Département de médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Caribou Ungava, Département de biologie and Centre d'études nordiques, Faculté des sciences et de génie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Département des sciences animales, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction, Développement et Santé Intergénérationnelle, Québec, QC, Canada.
- Réseau Québécois en reproduction, QC, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
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Zuccolo A, Mfarrej S, Celii M, Mussurova S, Rivera LF, Llaca V, Mohammed N, Pain A, Alrefaei AF, Alrefaei AF, Wing RA. The gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) genome. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2023; 13:6972330. [PMID: 36611193 PMCID: PMC9997569 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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High-quality genome assemblies are characterized by high-sequence contiguity, completeness, and a low error rate, thus providing the basis for a wide array of studies focusing on natural species ecology, conservation, evolution, and population genomics. To provide this valuable resource for conservation projects and comparative genomics studies on gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), we sequenced and assembled the genome of this species using third-generation sequencing strategies and optical maps. Here, we describe a highly contiguous and complete genome assembly comprising 20 scaffolds and 13 contigs with a total size of 1.193 Gbp, including 8,064 complete Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCOs) of the total 8,338 BUSCO groups present in the library aves_odb10. Of these BUSCO genes, 96.7% were complete, 96.1% were present as a single copy, and 0.6% were duplicated. Furthermore, 0.8% of BUSCO genes were fragmented and 2.5% (210) were missing. A de novo search for transposable elements (TEs) identified 5,716 TEs that masked 7.61% of the F. rusticolus genome assembly when combined with publicly available TE collections. Long interspersed nuclear elements, in particular, the element Chicken-repeat 1 (CR1), were the most abundant TEs in the F. rusticolus genome. A de novo first-pass gene annotation was performed using 293,349 PacBio Iso-Seq transcripts and 496,195 transcripts derived from the assembly of 42,429,525 Illumina PE RNA-seq reads. In all, 19,602 putative genes, of which 59.31% were functionally characterized and associated with Gene Ontology terms, were annotated. A comparison of the gyrfalcon genome assembly with the publicly available assemblies of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus), zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), and hummingbird (Calypte anna) revealed several genome rearrangements. In particular, nine putative chromosome fusions were identified in the gyrfalcon genome assembly compared with those in the G. gallus genome assembly. This genome assembly, its annotation for TEs and genes, and the comparative analyses presented, complement and strength the base of high-quality genome assemblies and associated resources available for comparative studies focusing on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of Aves.
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- Andrea Zuccolo
- Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.,Crop Science Research Center, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal-Jeddah 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Research and Development, Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA 50131, USA
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- Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal-Jeddah 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.,School of Plant Sciences, Arizona Genomics Institute, University of Arizona, 24 Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
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A conserved karyotype? Chromosomal rearrangements in Charadrius collaris detected by BAC-FISH. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280164. [PMID: 36630423 PMCID: PMC9833595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Charadriidae comprise 142 valid species and the most recent checklist for the occurrence of this family in Brazil describes 11 species. There are few chromosomal studies in Charadriidae, most of them using a conventional approach. In Charadrius, only five species had their karyotypes described by classical cytogenetics, of which four have 2n = 76 (C. hiaticula, C. dubius, C. vociferou and C. collaris) and one 2n = 78 (C. alexandrinus alexandrinus). Among these species, only Charadrius collaris had the karyotype studied by chromosome painting, which allowed the identification of chromosomal homeologies with the karyotypes of Gallus gallus (GGA) and Burhinus oedicnemus (BOE). According to the literature, studies performed with BAC-FISH using probes from Gallus gallus and Taeniopygia guttata (TGU) libraries have shown interactions between macro and microchromosomes and micro inversions in chromosomes previously considered conserved. Other studies have shown the fusion of several microchromosomes, forming new macrochromosomes, leading to a decrease in the 2n of some species. The present study aims to deepen the chromosomal information in Charadrius collaris through the application of BAC-FISH with probes from the GGA and TGU libraries, in order to investigate possible rearrangements within the apparently conserved karyotype of this species, and thus better clarify the evolutionary history of the species. Charadrius collaris presented 2n = 76 and fundamental number (FN) equal to 94. Comparative mapping of BAC probes from GGA and TGU in Charadrius collaris revealed hybridization signals from 26 macrochromosome probes. Probes from microchromosomes 9 to 28 of GGA were also used and revealed 31 hybridization signals. The karyotype is well conserved, but it contains a paracentric and a pericentric inversion on the CCO1 chromosome, a paracentric and a pericentric inversion on the CCO4 and the separation of GGA4 into CCO4 and CCO8, demonstrating that the BAC-FISH approach allows for greater data resolution. More studies are needed to improve the understanding of chromosomal evolution within the order Charadriiformes and thus clarify whether these characteristics demonstrated here are specific traits for Charadrius collaris or if other species share these characteristics.
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Griffin DK, Larkin DM, O’Connor RE, Romanov MN. Dinosaurs: Comparative Cytogenomics of Their Reptile Cousins and Avian Descendants. Animals (Basel) 2022; 13:ani13010106. [PMID: 36611715 PMCID: PMC9817885 DOI: 10.3390/ani13010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Reptiles known as dinosaurs pervade scientific and popular culture, while interest in their genomics has increased since the 1990s. Birds (part of the crown group Reptilia) are living theropod dinosaurs. Chromosome-level genome assemblies cannot be made from long-extinct biological material, but dinosaur genome organization can be inferred through comparative genomics of related extant species. Most reptiles apart from crocodilians have both macro- and microchromosomes; comparative genomics involving molecular cytogenetics and bioinformatics has established chromosomal relationships between many species. The capacity of dinosaurs to survive multiple extinction events is now well established, and birds now have more species in comparison with any other terrestrial vertebrate. This may be due, in part, to their karyotypic features, including a distinctive karyotype of around n = 40 (~10 macro and 30 microchromosomes). Similarity in genome organization in distantly related species suggests that the common avian ancestor had a similar karyotype to e.g., the chicken/emu/zebra finch. The close karyotypic similarity to the soft-shelled turtle (n = 33) suggests that this basic pattern was mostly established before the Testudine-Archosaur divergence, ~255 MYA. That is, dinosaurs most likely had similar karyotypes and their extensive phenotypic variation may have been mediated by increased random chromosome segregation and genetic recombination, which is inherently higher in karyotypes with more and smaller chromosomes.
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- Darren K. Griffin
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London NW1 0TU, UK
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de Souza MS, Barcellos SA, dos Santos MDS, Gunski RJ, Garnero ADV, de Oliveira EHC, O’Connor RE, Griffin DK, Kretschmer R. Microchromosome BAC-FISH Reveals Different Patterns of Genome Organization in Three Charadriiformes Species. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12213052. [PMID: 36359176 PMCID: PMC9655014 DOI: 10.3390/ani12213052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Microchromosomes, once considered unimportant elements of the genome, represent fundamental building blocks of bird karyotypes. Shorebirds (Charadriiformes) comprise a wide variety of approximately 390 species and are considered a valuable model group for biological studies. Despite this variety, cytogenetic analysis is still very scarce in this bird order. Thus, the aim of this study was to provide insight into the Charadriiformes karyotype, with emphasis on microchromosome evolution in three species of shorebirds-Calidris canutus, Jacana jacana, and Vanellus chilensis-combining classical and molecular approaches. Cross-species FISH mapping applied two BAC probes for each microchromosome, GGA10-28 (except GGA16). The experiments revealed different patterns of microchromosome organization in the species investigated. Hence, while in C. canutus, we found two microchromosomes involved in chromosome fusions, they were present as single pairs in V. chilensis. We also described a new chromosome number for C. canutus (2n = 92). Hence, this study contributed to the understanding of genome organization and evolution of three shorebird species.
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- Marcelo Santos de Souza
- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua 67030-000, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua 67030-000, PA, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Zoologia e Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, RS, Brazil
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Wilcox JJS, Arca-Ruibal B, Samour J, Mateuta V, Idaghdour Y, Boissinot S. Linked-Read Sequencing of Eight Falcons Reveals a Unique Genomic Architecture in Flux. Genome Biol Evol 2022; 14:evac090. [PMID: 35700227 PMCID: PMC9214253 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Falcons are diverse birds of cultural and economic importance. They have undergone major lineage-specific chromosomal rearrangements, resulting in greatly-reduced chromosome counts relative to other birds. Here, we use 10X Genomics linked reads to provide new high-contiguity genomes for two gyrfalcons, a saker falcon, a lanner falcon, three subspecies of peregrine falcons, and the common kestrel. Assisted by a transcriptome sequenced from 22 gyrfalcon tissues, we annotate these genomes for a variety of genomic features, estimate historical demography, and then investigate genomic equilibrium in the context of falcon-specific chromosomal rearrangements. We find that falcon genomes are not in AT-GC equilibrium with a bias in substitutions towards higher AT content; this bias is predominantly but not exclusively driven by hypermutability of CpG sites. Small indels and large structural variants were also biased towards insertions rather than deletions. Patterns of disequilibrium were linked to chromosomal rearrangements: falcons have lost GC content in regions that have fused to larger chromosomes from microchromosomes and gained GC content in regions of macrochromosomes that have translocated to microchromosomes. Inserted bases have accumulated on regions ancestrally belonging to microchromosomes, consistent with insertion-biased gene conversion. We also find an excess of interspersed repeats on regions of microchromosomes that have fused to macrochromosomes. Our results reveal that falcon genomes are in a state of flux. They further suggest that many of the key differences between microchromosomes and macrochromosomes are driven by differences in chromosome size, and indicate a clear role for recombination and biased-gene-conversion in determining genomic equilibrium.
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- Justin J S Wilcox
- Center for Genomics & Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Wildlife Management and Falcon Medicine and Breeding Consultancy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Center for Genomics & Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Center for Genomics & Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Wang J, Su W, Hu Y, Li S, O'Brien PCM, Ferguson-Smith MA, Yang F, Nie W. Comparative chromosome maps between the stone curlew and three ciconiiform species (the grey heron, little egret and crested ibis). BMC Ecol Evol 2022; 22:23. [PMID: 35240987 PMCID: PMC8892796 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-01979-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Previous cytogenetic studies show that the karyotypes of species in Ciconiiformes vary considerably, from 2n = 52 to 78. Their karyotypes include different numbers of small to minute bi-armed chromosomes that have evolved probably by fusions of two ancestral microchromosomes, besides macrochromosomes and dot-like microchromosomes. However, it is impossible to define the inter-species homologies of such small-sized bi-armed chromosomes based on chromosome morphology and banding characteristics. Although painting probes from the chicken (Gallus gallus, GGA) chromosomes 1–9 and Z have been widely used to investigate avian chromosome homologies, GGA microchromosome probes are rarely used in these studies because most GGA microchromosome probes generated by flow sorting often contain multiple GGA microchromosomes. In contrast, the stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus, BOE, Charadriiformes) has an atypical low diploid chromosome number (42) karyotype and only 4 pairs of dot-like microchromosomes; a set of chromosome-specific painting probes that cover all BOE chromosomes has been generated. To get a genome-wide view of evolutionary chromosomal rearrangements in different lineages of Ciconiiformes, we used BOE painting probes instead of GGA painting probes to analyze the karyotypes of three ciconiiform species belonging to two different families: the eastern grey heron (Ardea cinerea, ACI, 2n = 64, Ardeidae), the little egret (Egretta garzetta, EGA, 2n = 64, Ardeidae) and the crested ibis (Nipponia nippon, NNI, 2n = 68, Threskiornithidae). Results BOE painting probes display the same hybridization pattern on chromosomes of ACI and EGA, while a different hybridization pattern is observed on chromosomes of NNI. BOE autosome probes detected 21 conserved homologous segments and 5 fusions on the sixteen pairs of recognizable chromosomes of ACI and EGA, while 16 conserved homologous segments and 4 fusions were found on the twelve pairs of recognizable chromosomes of NNI. Only a portion of smaller bi-armed chromosomes in the karyotypes of the ciconiiform species could have evolved from fusions of ancestral microchromosomes. In particular BOE 5, which is the result of a fusion between two segments homologous to GGA 7 and 8 respectively, was retained also as either a single chromosome in ACI (ACI 5) and EGA (EGA 5) or had fused with a part of the BOE 10 equivalent in NNI (NNI 5). Conclusion Our painting results indicate that different chromosome rearrangements occur in different ciconiiform lineages. Some of the small-sized bi-armed chromosomes in ACI, EGA and NNI are derived from the fusions of two microchromosomes, indicating that microchromosome fusions play an important role in ciconiiform chromosome evolution. The fusion segment homologous to GGA 7 and 8 is a potential cytogenetic signature that unites Ardeidae and Threskiornithidae.
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- Jinhuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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- Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, UK
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650223, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
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Recurrent chromosome reshuffling and the evolution of neo-sex chromosomes in parrots. Nat Commun 2022; 13:944. [PMID: 35177601 PMCID: PMC8854603 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28585-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The karyotype of most birds has remained considerably stable during more than 100 million years’ evolution, except for some groups, such as parrots. The evolutionary processes and underlying genetic mechanism of chromosomal rearrangements in parrots, however, are poorly understood. Here, using chromosome-level assemblies of four parrot genomes, we uncover frequent chromosome fusions and fissions, with most of them occurring independently among lineages. The increased activities of chromosomal rearrangements in parrots are likely associated with parrot-specific loss of two genes, ALC1 and PARP3, that have known functions in the repair of double-strand breaks and maintenance of genome stability. We further find that the fusion of the ZW sex chromosomes and chromosome 11 has created a pair of neo-sex chromosomes in the ancestor of parrots, and the chromosome 25 has been further added to the sex chromosomes in monk parakeet. Together, the combination of our genomic and cytogenetic analyses characterizes the complex evolutionary history of chromosomal rearrangements and sex chromosomes in parrots. Parrots have undergone substantial karyotype evolution compared to most other birds. Here, Huang et al. analyze chromosome-level genome assemblies for four parrot species and elucidate the complex evolutionary history of parrot chromosomes.
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Kretschmer R, Franz I, de Souza MS, Garnero ADV, Gunski RJ, de Oliveira EHC, O’Connor RE, Griffin DK, de Freitas TRO. Cytogenetic Evidence Clarifies the Phylogeny of the Family Rhynchocyclidae (Aves: Passeriformes). Cells 2021; 10:2650. [PMID: 34685630 PMCID: PMC8534115 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The phylogenetic position and taxonomic status of Rhynchocyclidae (Aves: Passeriformes) have been the subject of debate since their first description. In most models, Rhynchocyclidae represents a subfamily-level taxon placed within the Tyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae). Considering that this classification does not include cytotaxonomic characters, we tested the hypothesis that the chromosome organization of Rhynchocyclidae members differs from that of Tyrannidae. Hence, we selected two species, Tolmomyias sulphurescens, and Pitangus sulphuratus, representing Rhynchocyclidae and Tyrannidae, respectively. Results revealed a diploid number (2n) of 60 in T. sulphurescens and 2n = 80 in P. sulphuratus, indicating significant chromosomal differences. Chromosome mapping of Gallus gallus (GGA) and Taeniopygia guttata bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) corresponding to chromosomes GGA1-28 (except 16) revealed that the genome evolution of T. sulphurescens involved extensive chromosome fusions of macrochromosomes and microchromosomes. On the other hand, P. sulphuratus retained the ancestral pattern of organization of macrochromosomes (except the centric fission involving GGA1) and microchromosomes. In conclusion, comparing our results with previous studies in Tyrant Flycatchers and allies indicates that P. sulphuratus has similar karyotypes to other Tyrannidae members. However, T. sulphurescens does not resemble the Tyrannidae family, reinforcing family status to the clade named Rhynchocyclidae.
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- Rafael Kretschmer
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (R.E.O.)
- Laboratório de Citogenética e Evolução, Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91509-900, RS, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91509-900, RS, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil; (M.S.d.S.); (A.D.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil; (M.S.d.S.); (A.D.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, RS, Brazil; (M.S.d.S.); (A.D.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, PA, Brazil;
- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua 67030-000, PA, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (R.E.O.)
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (R.E.O.)
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- Laboratório de Citogenética e Evolução, Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91509-900, RS, Brazil;
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Talenti A, Prendergast J. nf-LO: A Scalable, Containerized Workflow for Genome-to-Genome Lift Over. Genome Biol Evol 2021; 13:6349174. [PMID: 34383887 PMCID: PMC8412297 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The increasing availability of new genome assemblies often comes with a paucity of associated genomic annotations, limiting the range of studies that can be performed. A common workaround is to lift over annotations from better annotated genomes. However, generating the files required to perform a lift over is computationally and labor intensive and only a limited number are currently publicly available. Here we present nf-LO (nextflow-LiftOver), a containerized and scalable Nextflow pipeline that enables lift overs within and between any species for which assemblies are available. nf-LO will consequently facilitate data interpretation across a broad range of genomic studies.
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- Andrea Talenti
- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Massively parallel sequencing and capillary electrophoresis of a novel panel of falcon STRs: Concordance with minisatellite DNA profiles from historical wildlife crime. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2021; 54:102550. [PMID: 34174583 PMCID: PMC8430417 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Birds of prey have suffered persecution for centuries through trapping, shooting, poisoning and theft from the wild to meet the demand from egg collectors and falconers; they were also amongst the earliest beneficiaries of DNA testing in wildlife forensics. Here we report the identification and characterisation of 14 novel tetramer, pentamer and hexamer short tandem repeat (STR) markers which can be typed either by capillary electrophoresis or massively parallel sequencing (MPS) and apply them to historical casework samples involving 49 peregrine falcons, 30 of which were claimed to be the captively bred offspring of nine pairs. The birds were initially tested in 1994 with a multilocus DNA fingerprinting probe, a sex test and eight single-locus minisatellite probes (SLPs) demonstrating that 23 birds were unrelated to the claimed parents. The multilocus and SLP approaches were highly discriminating but extremely time consuming and required microgram quantities of high molecular weight DNA and the use of radioisotopes. The STR markers displayed between 2 and 21 alleles per locus (mean = 7.6), lengths between 140 and 360 bp, and heterozygosities from 0.4 to 0.93. They produced wholly concordant conclusions with similar discrimination power but in a fraction of the time using a hundred-fold less DNA and with standard forensic equipment. Furthermore, eleven of these STRs were amplified in a single reaction and typed using MPS on the Illumina MiSeq platform revealing eight additional alleles (three with variant repeat structures and five solely due to flanking SNPs) across four loci. This approach gave a random match probability of < 1E-9, and a parental pair false inclusion probability of < 1E-5, with a further ten-fold reduction in the amount of DNA required (~3 ng) and the potential to analyse mixed samples. These STRs will be of value in monitoring wild populations of these key indicator species as well as for testing captive breeding claims and establishing a database of captive raptors. They have the potential to resolve complex cases involving trace, mixed and degraded samples from raptor persecution casework representing a significant advance over the previously applied methods.
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Kretschmer R, Rodrigues BS, Barcellos SA, Costa AL, Cioffi MDB, Garnero ADV, Gunski RJ, de Oliveira EHC, Griffin DK. Karyotype Evolution and Genomic Organization of Repetitive DNAs in the Saffron Finch, Sicalis flaveola (Passeriformes, Aves). Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11051456. [PMID: 34069485 PMCID: PMC8160697 DOI: 10.3390/ani11051456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The Saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola), a semi-domestic species, is tolerant of human proximity and nesting in roof spaces. Considering the importance of cytogenomic approaches in revealing different aspects of genomic organization and evolution, we provide detailed cytogenetic data for S. flaveola, including the standard Giemsa karyotype, C- and G-banding, repetitive DNA mapping, and bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) FISH. We also compared our results with the sister groups, Passeriformes and Psittaciformes, bringing new insights into the chromosome and genome evolution of birds. The results revealed contrasting rates of intrachromosomal changes, highlighting the role of SSR (simple short repetition probes) accumulation in the karyotype reorganization. The SSRs showed scattered hybridization, but brighter signals were observed in the microchromosomes and the short arms of Z chromosome in S. flaveola. BACs probes showed conservation of ancestral syntenies of macrochromosomes (except GGA1), as well as the tested microchromosomes. The comparison of our results with previous studies indicates that the great biological diversity observed in Passeriformes was not likely accompanied by interchromosomal changes. In addition, although repetitive sequences often act as hotspots of genome rearrangements, Passeriformes species showed a higher number of signals when compared with the sister group Psittaciformes, indicating that these sequences were not involved in the extensive karyotype reorganization seen in the latter.
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, Brazil; (S.A.B.); (A.L.C.); (A.d.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, Brazil; (S.A.B.); (A.L.C.); (A.d.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética de Peixes, Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, Brazil; (S.A.B.); (A.L.C.); (A.d.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, Brazil; (S.A.B.); (A.L.C.); (A.d.V.G.); (R.J.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil;
- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua 67030-000, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-1227-823022
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Kretschmer R, de Souza MS, Furo IDO, Romanov MN, Gunski RJ, Garnero ADV, de Freitas TRO, de Oliveira EHC, O’Connor RE, Griffin DK. Interspecies Chromosome Mapping in Caprimulgiformes, Piciformes, Suliformes, and Trogoniformes (Aves): Cytogenomic Insight into Microchromosome Organization and Karyotype Evolution in Birds. Cells 2021; 10:cells10040826. [PMID: 33916942 PMCID: PMC8067558 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Interchromosomal rearrangements involving microchromosomes are rare events in birds. To date, they have been found mostly in Psittaciformes, Falconiformes, and Cuculiformes, although only a few orders have been analyzed. Hence, cytogenomic studies focusing on microchromosomes in species belonging to different bird orders are essential to shed more light on the avian chromosome and karyotype evolution. Based on this, we performed a comparative chromosome mapping for chicken microchromosomes 10 to 28 using interspecies BAC-based FISH hybridization in five species, representing four Neoaves orders (Caprimulgiformes, Piciformes, Suliformes, and Trogoniformes). Our results suggest that the ancestral microchromosomal syntenies are conserved in Pteroglossus inscriptus (Piciformes), Ramphastos tucanus tucanus (Piciformes), and Trogon surrucura surrucura (Trogoniformes). On the other hand, chromosome reorganization in Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Suliformes) and Hydropsalis torquata (Caprimulgiformes) included fusions involving both macro- and microchromosomes. Fissions in macrochromosomes were observed in P. brasilianus and H. torquata. Relevant hypothetical Neognathae and Neoaves ancestral karyotypes were reconstructed to trace these rearrangements. We found no interchromosomal rearrangement involving microchromosomes to be shared between avian orders where rearrangements were detected. Our findings suggest that convergent evolution involving microchromosomal change is a rare event in birds and may be appropriate in cytotaxonomic inferences in orders where these rearrangements occurred.
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- Rafael Kretschmer
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (M.N.R.); (R.E.O.)
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 91509-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, 97300-162 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; (M.S.d.S.); (R.J.G.); (A.d.V.G.)
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- Laboratório de Reprodução Animal, LABRAC, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, UFRA, Parauapebas, 68515-000 Pará, Brazil;
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (M.N.R.); (R.E.O.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, 97300-162 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; (M.S.d.S.); (R.J.G.); (A.d.V.G.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, 97300-162 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; (M.S.d.S.); (R.J.G.); (A.d.V.G.)
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, 67030-000 Pará, Brazil;
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 66075-110 Pará, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (M.N.R.); (R.E.O.)
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (R.K.); (M.N.R.); (R.E.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-1227-823022
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Chromosomal Analysis in Crotophaga ani (Aves, Cuculiformes) Reveals Extensive Genomic Reorganization and an Unusual Z-Autosome Robertsonian Translocation. Cells 2020; 10:cells10010004. [PMID: 33375072 PMCID: PMC7822047 DOI: 10.3390/cells10010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Although cytogenetics studies in cuckoos (Aves, Cuculiformes) have demonstrated an interesting karyotype variation, such as variations in the chromosome morphology and diploid number, their chromosome organization and evolution, and relation with other birds are poorly understood. Hence, we combined conventional and molecular cytogenetic approaches to investigate chromosome homologies between chicken and the smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani). Our results demonstrate extensive chromosome reorganization in C. ani, with interchromosomal rearrangements involving macro and microchromosomes. Intrachromosomal rearrangements were observed in some macrochromosomes, including the Z chromosome. The most evolutionary notable finding was a Robertsonian translocation between the microchromosome 17 and the Z chromosome, a rare event in birds. Additionally, the simple short repeats (SSRs) tested here were preferentially accumulated in the microchromosomes and in the Z and W chromosomes, showing no relationship with the constitutive heterochromatin regions, except in the W chromosome. Taken together, our results suggest that the avian sex chromosome is more complex than previously postulated and revealed the role of microchromosomes in the avian sex chromosome evolution, especially cuckoos.
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Kretschmer R, Furo IDO, Gomes AJB, Kiazim LG, Gunski RJ, Garnero ADV, Pereira JC, Ferguson-Smith MA, de Oliveira EHC, Griffin DK, de Freitas TRO, O’Connor RE. A Comprehensive Cytogenetic Analysis of Several Members of the Family Columbidae (Aves, Columbiformes). Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11060632. [PMID: 32521831 PMCID: PMC7349364 DOI: 10.3390/genes11060632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Columbidae species (Aves, Columbiformes) show considerable variation in their diploid numbers (2n = 68-86), but there is limited understanding of the events that shaped the extant karyotypes. Hence, we performed whole chromosome painting (wcp) for paints GGA1-10 and bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) probes for chromosomes GGA11-28 for Columbina passerina, Columbina talpacoti, Patagioenas cayennensis, Geotrygon violacea and Geotrygon montana. Streptopelia decaocto was only investigated with paints because BACs for GGA10-28 had been previously analyzed. We also performed phylogenetic analyses in order to trace the evolutionary history of this family in light of chromosomal changes using our wcp data with chicken probes and from Zenaida auriculata, Columbina picui, Columba livia and Leptotila verreauxi, previously published. G-banding was performed on all these species. Comparative chromosome paint and G-banding results suggested that at least one interchromosomal and many intrachromosomal rearrangements had occurred in the diversification of Columbidae species. On the other hand, a high degree of conservation of microchromosome organization was observed in these species. Our cladistic analysis, considering all the chromosome rearrangements detected, provided strong support for L. verreauxi and P. cayennensis, G. montana and G. violacea, C. passerina and C. talpacoti having sister taxa relationships, as well as for all Columbidae species analyzed herein. Additionally, the chromosome characters were mapped in a consensus phylogenetic topology previously proposed, revealing a pericentric inversion in the chromosome homologous to GGA4 in a chromosomal signature unique to small New World ground doves.
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- Rafael Kretschmer
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (L.G.K.); (D.K.G.);
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 91509-900, Brazil;
- Correspondence:
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil;
- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua 67030-000, Brazil;
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (L.G.K.); (D.K.G.);
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, Brazil; (R.J.G.); (A.d.V.G.)
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Genética Animal, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel 97300-162, Brazil; (R.J.G.); (A.d.V.G.)
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- Animal and Veterinary Research Centre (CECAV), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal;
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- Cambridge Resource Centre for Comparative Genomics, University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK;
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- Laboratório de Cultura de Tecidos e Citogenética, SAMAM, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua 67030-000, Brazil;
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (L.G.K.); (D.K.G.);
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NJ, UK; (L.G.K.); (D.K.G.);
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Peñalba JV, Deng Y, Fang Q, Joseph L, Moritz C, Cockburn A. Genome of an iconic Australian bird: High-quality assembly and linkage map of the superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus). Mol Ecol Resour 2020; 20:560-578. [PMID: 31821695 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Revised: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The superb fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus, is one of the most iconic Australian passerine species. This species belongs to an endemic Australasian clade, Meliphagides, which diversified early in the evolution of the oscine passerines. Today, the oscine passerines comprise almost half of all avian species diversity. Despite the rapid increase of available bird genome assemblies, this part of the avian tree has not yet been represented by a high-quality reference. To rectify that, we present the first high-quality genome assembly of a Meliphagides representative: the superb fairy-wren. We combined Illumina shotgun and mate-pair sequences, PacBio long-reads, and a genetic linkage map from an intensively sampled pedigree of a wild population to generate this genome assembly. Of the final assembled 1.07-Gb genome, 975 Mb (90.4%) was anchored onto 25 pseudochromosomes resulting in a final superscaffold N50 of 68.11 Mb. This high-quality bird genome assembly is one of only a handful which is also accompanied by a genetic map and recombination landscape. In comparison to other pedigree-based bird genetic maps, we find that the fairy-wren genetic map more closely resembles those of Taeniopygia guttata and Parus major maps, unlike the Ficedula albicollis map which more closely resembles that of Gallus gallus. Lastly, we also provide a predictive gene and repeat annotation of the genome assembly. This new high-quality, annotated genome assembly will be an invaluable resource not only regarding the superb fairy-wren species and relatives but also broadly across the avian tree by providing a novel reference point for comparative genomic analyses.
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- Joshua V Peñalba
- Division of Evolutionary Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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- Australian National Wildlife Collection, CSIRO National Research Collections, Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, Acton, ACT, Australia.,Division of Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia
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- Division of Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia
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Wilcox JJS, Boissinot S, Idaghdour Y. Falcon genomics in the context of conservation, speciation, and human culture. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:14523-14537. [PMID: 31938538 PMCID: PMC6953694 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Here, we review the diversity, evolutionary history, and genomics of falcons in the context of their conservation and interactions with humans, and provide a perspective on how new genomic approaches may be applied to expand our knowledge of these topics. For millennia, humans and falcons (genus Falco) have developed unique relationships through falconry, religious rituals, conservation efforts, and human lifestyle transitions. From an evolutionary perspective, falcons remain an enigma. Having experienced several recent radiations, they have reached an unparalleled and almost global distribution, with an intrageneric species richness that is roughly an order of magnitude higher than typical within their family (Falconidae) and across other birds (Phylum: Aves). This diversity has evolved in the context of unusual genomic architecture that includes unique chromosomal rearrangements, relatively low chromosome counts, extremely low microdeletion rates, and high levels of nuclear mitochondrial DNA segments (NUMTs). These genomic peculiarities combine with high levels of ecological and organismal diversity and a legacy of human interactions to make falcons obvious candidates for evolutionary studies, providing unique research opportunities in common topics, including chromosomal evolution, the mechanics of speciation, local adaptation, domestication, and urban adaptation.
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- Justin J. S. Wilcox
- Center for Genomics & Systems BiologyNew York University Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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- Center for Genomics & Systems BiologyNew York University Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
- Program in BiologyNew York University Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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- Center for Genomics & Systems BiologyNew York University Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
- Program in BiologyNew York University Abu DhabiAbu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates
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Griffin DK, Larkin DM, O'Connor RE. Time lapse: A glimpse into prehistoric genomics. Eur J Med Genet 2019; 63:103640. [PMID: 30922926 PMCID: PMC7026692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For the purpose of this review, ‘time-lapse’ refers to the reconstruction of ancestral (in this case dinosaur) karyotypes using genome assemblies of extant species. Such reconstructions are only usually possible when genomes are assembled to ‘chromosome level’ i.e. a complete representation of all the sequences, correctly ordered contiguously on each of the chromosomes. Recent paleontological evidence is very clear that birds are living dinosaurs, the latest example of dinosaurs emerging from a catastrophic extinction event. Non-avian dinosaurs (ever present in the public imagination through art, and broadcast media) emerged some 240 million years ago and have displayed incredible phenotypic diversity. Here we report on our recent studies to infer the overall karyotype of the Theropod dinosaur lineage from extant avian chromosome level genome assemblies. Our work first focused on determining the likely karyotype of the avian ancestor (most likely a chicken-sized, two-legged, feathered, land dinosaur from the Jurassic period) finding karyotypic similarity to the chicken. We then took the work further to determine the likely karyotype of the bird-lizard ancestor and the chromosomal changes (chiefly translocations and inversions) that occurred between then and modern birds. A combination of bioinformatics and cross-species fluorescence in situ hybridization (zoo-FISH) uncovered a considerable number of translocations and fissions from a ‘lizard-like’ genome structure of 2n = 36–46 to one similar to that of soft-shelled turtles (2n = 66) from 275 to 255 million years ago (mya). Remarkable karyotypic similarities between some soft-shelled turtles and chicken suggests that there were few translocations from the bird-turtle ancestor (plus ∼7 fissions) through the dawn of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs, through the theropod linage and on to most to modern birds. In other words, an avian-like karyotype was in place about 240mya when the dinosaurs and pterosaurs first emerged. We mapped 49 chromosome inversions from then to the present day, uncovering some gene ontology enrichment in evolutionary breakpoint regions. This avian-like karyotype with its many (micro)chromosomes provides the basis for variation (the driver of natural selection) through increased random segregation and recombination. It may therefore contribute to the ability of dinosaurs to survive multiple extinction events, emerging each time as speciose and diverse.
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- Darren K Griffin
- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NJ, UK.
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, NW1 0TU, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NJ, UK. R.O'
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