The long awaited paper describing the genome sequencing of Anolis carolinensis was submitted for publication on Thursday. Containing seven figures and with 50 authors, the paper is an epic step forward in our understanding of anole genetics. Stay posted for updates as the story develops.
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Melissa
Epic! congrats : )
220mya
Am I correct in thinking this is the first non-avian sauropsid genome to be fully sequenced? Wish we also had a sequenced nuclear genome for Alligator mississippiensis, Sphenodon punctatus, and Trachemys scripta.
Jonathan Losos
Correct you are. With the 10,000 Genomes Initiative, hopefully there will be more soon.