A chromosome-level genome for the nudibranch gastropod Berghia stephanieae helps parse clade-specific gene expression in novel and conserved phenotypes
Jessica A. Goodheart, Robin A. Rio, Neville F. Taraporevala, Rose A. Fiorenza, Seth R. Barnes, Kevin Morrill, Mark Allan C. Jacob, Carl Whitesel, Park Masterson, Grant O. Batzel, Hereroa T. Johnston, M. Desmond Ramirez, Paul S. Katz, Deirdre C. Lyons
The paper constructs a chromosome-level genome for Berghia stephanieae to study clade-specific gene expression in novel and conserved tissues, finding no clear trend between clade-specific gene proportion and tissue novelty.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2023 · PreprintGenomics