Six new reference-quality bat genomes illuminate the molecular basis and evolution of bat adaptations
David Jebb, Zixia Huang, Martin Pippel, Graham M. Hughes, Ksenia Lavrichenko, Paolo Devanna, Sylke Winkler, Lars Sommer Jermiin, Emilia C. Skirmuntt, Aris Katzourakis, Lucy Burkitt-Gray, David A. Ray, Kevin A. M. Sullivan, Juliana G. Roscito, Bogdan Kirilenko, , Emma C. Teeling
The paper generates six reference-quality bat genomes, identifies genomic adaptations related to echolocation, immunity, and viral tolerance, and reveals regulatory elements contributing to bat traits.
Nature · Jul 22, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics