A high-resolution, chromosome-assigned Komodo dragon genome reveals adaptations in the cardiovascular, muscular, and chemosensory systems of monitor lizards
Abigail Lind, Yvonne Y. Y. Lai, Yulia Mostovoy, Alisha K. Holloway, Alessio Iannucci, Angel C. Y. Mak, Marco Fondi, Valerio Orlandini, Walter L. Eckalbar, Massimo Milan, Michail Rovatsos, Ilya G. Kichigin, Alex Makunin, Martina Pokorná, Marie Altmanová, , Benoit G. Bruneau
The paper presents a high-resolution chromosome-assigned genome of the Komodo dragon, identifying adaptations in cardiovascular, muscular, and chemosensory systems through comparative genomics.
Nature Ecology & Evolution · Jul 29, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics