Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales
Abstract Background Whales have captivated the human imagination for millennia. These incredible cetaceans are the only mammals that have adapted to life in the open oceans and have been a source of human food, fuel and tools around the globe. The transition from land to water has led to various aqu...
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ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:s12864-015-1213-1 2023-05-15T15:36:07+02:00 Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales Park, Jung An, Yong-Rock Kanda, Naohisa An, Chul-Min An, Hye Kang, Jung-Ha Kim, Eun An, Du-Hae Jung, Hojin Joung, Myunghee Park, Myung Yoon, Sook Lee, Bo-Young Lee, Taeheon Kim, Kyu-Won Park, Won Shin, Dong Lee, Young Kim, Jaemin Kwak, Woori Kim, Hyeon Kwon, Young-Jun Moon, Sunjin Kim, Yuseob Burt, David W Cho, Seoae Kim, Heebal 2015-01-22 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/16/13 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/16/13 Copyright 2015 Park et al.; licensee Biomed Central. Cetaceans Common minke whale Positive selection Genome Research article 2015 ftbiomed 2015-02-01T00:50:25Z Abstract Background Whales have captivated the human imagination for millennia. These incredible cetaceans are the only mammals that have adapted to life in the open oceans and have been a source of human food, fuel and tools around the globe. The transition from land to water has led to various aquatic specializations related to hairless skin and ability to regulate their body temperature in cold water. Results We present four common minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) genomes with depth of ×13 ~ ×17 coverage and perform resequencing technology without a reference sequence. Our results indicated the time to the most recent common ancestors of common minke whales to be about 2.3574 (95% HPD, 1.1521 – 3.9212) million years ago. Further, we found that genes associated with epilation and tooth-development showed signatures of positive selection, supporting the morphological uniqueness of whales. Conclusions This whole-genome sequencing offers a chance to better understand the evolutionary journey of one of the largest mammals on earth. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale BioMed Central |
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Cetaceans Common minke whale Positive selection Genome Park, Jung An, Yong-Rock Kanda, Naohisa An, Chul-Min An, Hye Kang, Jung-Ha Kim, Eun An, Du-Hae Jung, Hojin Joung, Myunghee Park, Myung Yoon, Sook Lee, Bo-Young Lee, Taeheon Kim, Kyu-Won Park, Won Shin, Dong Lee, Young Kim, Jaemin Kwak, Woori Kim, Hyeon Kwon, Young-Jun Moon, Sunjin Kim, Yuseob Burt, David W Cho, Seoae Kim, Heebal Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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Abstract Background Whales have captivated the human imagination for millennia. These incredible cetaceans are the only mammals that have adapted to life in the open oceans and have been a source of human food, fuel and tools around the globe. The transition from land to water has led to various aquatic specializations related to hairless skin and ability to regulate their body temperature in cold water. Results We present four common minke whale ( Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) genomes with depth of ×13 ~ ×17 coverage and perform resequencing technology without a reference sequence. Our results indicated the time to the most recent common ancestors of common minke whales to be about 2.3574 (95% HPD, 1.1521 – 3.9212) million years ago. Further, we found that genes associated with epilation and tooth-development showed signatures of positive selection, supporting the morphological uniqueness of whales. Conclusions This whole-genome sequencing offers a chance to better understand the evolutionary journey of one of the largest mammals on earth. |
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Park, Jung An, Yong-Rock Kanda, Naohisa An, Chul-Min An, Hye Kang, Jung-Ha Kim, Eun An, Du-Hae Jung, Hojin Joung, Myunghee Park, Myung Yoon, Sook Lee, Bo-Young Lee, Taeheon Kim, Kyu-Won Park, Won Shin, Dong Lee, Young Kim, Jaemin Kwak, Woori Kim, Hyeon Kwon, Young-Jun Moon, Sunjin Kim, Yuseob Burt, David W Cho, Seoae Kim, Heebal |
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Park, Jung An, Yong-Rock Kanda, Naohisa An, Chul-Min An, Hye Kang, Jung-Ha Kim, Eun An, Du-Hae Jung, Hojin Joung, Myunghee Park, Myung Yoon, Sook Lee, Bo-Young Lee, Taeheon Kim, Kyu-Won Park, Won Shin, Dong Lee, Young Kim, Jaemin Kwak, Woori Kim, Hyeon Kwon, Young-Jun Moon, Sunjin Kim, Yuseob Burt, David W Cho, Seoae Kim, Heebal |
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Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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Cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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cetaceans evolution: insights from the genome sequences of common minke whales |
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