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ArticleGenome biology and evolution2023

Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Blacktail Brush Lizard, Urosaurus nigricaudus, Reveals Dosage Compensation in an Endemic Lizard.

Elizabeth Davalos-Dehullu, Sarah M Baty, Robert N Fisher, Peter A Scott, Greer A Dolby, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Diego Cortez

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Article in Genome biology and evolution, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Elizabeth Davalos-DehulluCentro de Ciencias Genómicas, Programa de Biología de Sistemas, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1089-9801
Sarah M BatyBaja GeoGenomics Consortium.ORCID 0000-0003-1635-7082
Robert N FisherWestern Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, San Diego, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2956-3240
Peter A ScottNatural Sciences Collegium, Eckerd College, St Petersburg, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3402-0670
Greer A DolbyBaja GeoGenomics Consortium.ORCID 0000-0002-5923-0690
Adrian Munguia-VegaBaja GeoGenomics Consortium.ORCID 0000-0003-3545-6510
Diego CortezCentro de Ciencias Genómicas, Programa de Biología de Sistemas, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-0654-6349
Genomics (United Kingdom) · GBEckerd College · USUnited States Geological Survey · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Arizona · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urosaurus nigricaudus is a phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. This work presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation from a male individual. We used PacBio long reads and HiRise scaffolding to generate a high-quality genomic assembly of 1.87 Gb distributed in 327 scaffolds, with an N50 of 279 Mb and an L50 of 3. Approximately 98.4% of the genome is contained in 14 scaffolds, with 6 large scaffolds (334-127 Mb) representing macrochromosomes and 8 small scaffolds (63-22 Mb) representing microchromosomes. Using standard gene modeling and transcriptomic data, we predicted 17,902 protein-coding genes on the genome. The repeat content is characterized by a large proportion of long interspersed nuclear elements that are relatively old. Synteny analysis revealed some microchromosomes with high repeat content are more prone to rearrangements but that both macro- and microchromosomes are well conserved across reptiles. We identified scaffold 14 as the X chromosome. This microchromosome presents perfect dosage compensation where the single X of males has the same expression levels as two X chromosomes in females. Finally, we estimated the effective population size for U. nigricaudus was extremely low, which may reflect a reduction in polymorphism related to it becoming a peninsular endemic.

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LizardsAnimalsChromosomesFemaleGenomeMaleMexicoSyntenyBaja California Peninsulachromosome-level genome assemblyendemismsquamatesUrosaurus nigricaudus

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