Widespread false gene gains caused by duplication errors in genome assemblies
Byung June Ko, Chul Lee, Juwan Kim, Arang Rhie, Dong Ahn Yoo, Kerstin Howe, Jonathan M. D. Wood, Seoae Cho, Samara Brown, Giulio Formenti, Erich David Jarvis, Heebal Kim
The paper quantifies false duplications in genome assemblies of platypus, zebra finch, and Anna's hummingbird, showing they lead to overestimated gene family expansions.
Genome biology · Sep 27, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics