Haplotype-resolved reference genomes of the sea turtle clade unveil ultra-syntenic genomes with hotspots of divergence
Larissa Souza Arantes, Tom Brown, Diego N. De Panis, Scott D. Whiting, Erina J. Young, Erin L. LaCasella, Gabriella A. Carvajal, Adam Kennedy, Deana Edmunds, Blair P. Bentley, Jennifer Balacco, Conor Whelan, Nivesh Jain, Tatiana Tilley, Brian P O'Toole, , Camila Junqueira Mazzoni
The paper presents haplotype-resolved genomes for five sea turtle species, revealing conserved synteny and divergence hotspots linked to immune and sensory genes, and population expansion during the Pleistocene.
GigaScience · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics