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ArticleGenome biology and evolution2016

The Anolis Lizard Genome: An Amniote Genome without Isochores?

Maria Costantini, Gonzalo Greif, Fernando Alvarez-Valin, Giorgio Bernardi

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Article in Genome biology and evolution, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Maria CostantiniDepartment of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy maria.costantini@szn.it gbernardi@uniroma3.it.
Gonzalo GreifUnidad de Biología Molecular, Instituto Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Fernando Alvarez-ValinSección Biomatemática, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Giorgio BernardiDepartment of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy Science Department, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy maria.costantini@szn.it gbernardi@uniroma3.it.
Institut Pasteur de Montevideo · UYRoma Tre University · ITStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn · ITUniversidad de la República · UY

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Abstract

Two articles published 5 years ago concluded that the genome of the lizard Anolis carolinensis is an amniote genome without isochores. This claim was apparently contradicting previous results on the general presence of an isochore organization in all vertebrate genomes tested (including Anolis). In this investigation, we demonstrate that the Anolis genome is indeed heterogeneous in base composition, since its macrochromosomes comprise isochores mainly from the L2 and H1 families (a moderately GC-poor and a moderately GC-rich family, respectively), and since the majority of the sequenced microchromosomes consists of H1 isochores. These families are associated with different features of genome structure, including gene density and compositional correlations (e.g., GC3 vs flanking sequence GC and intron GC), as in the case of mammalian and avian genomes. Moreover, the assembled Anolis chromosomes have an enormous number of gaps, which could be due to sequencing problems in GC-rich regions of the genome. In conclusion, the Anolis genome is no exception to the general rule of an isochore organization in the genomes of vertebrates (and other eukaryotes).

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Genome ComponentsAnimalsBase CompositionChromosome MappingEvolution, MolecularIsochoresLizardsIsochoresgenome structure and evolutionisochoresreptiles

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