Genomic analyses are at the center of contemporary biology. These studies heavily rely on reference genome assemblies, yet those are typically highly fragmented. Having accurate representations of complex genomes, or parts thereof, is crucial to study human and primate evolution and disease. Here, we develop and apply new sequencing strategies and technologies to improve reference assemblies. We first explore the combinatorial potential of different datasets to generate a highly improved reference for the chimpanzee, a crucial species for the study of human origins. We are able to close 77% of the over 159.000 remaining gaps in the previous iteration of this species’ assembly and increase continuity by more than 750%. We then go on to devel...
The homology between hylobatid chromosomes and other primates has long remained elusive. We used chr...
A primary goal in human genetics is to understand how genetic variation affects phenotypic variation...
For the last 15 years molecular cytogenetic techniques have been extensively used to study primate e...
Genomic analyses are at the center of contemporary biology. These studies heavily rely on reference ...
The mammalian Y Chromosome sequence, critical for studying male fertility and dispersal, is enriched...
The chimpanzee is arguably the most important species for the study of human origins. A key resource...
Trabajo presentado en la Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE 201...
The mammalian Y Chromosome sequence, critical for studying male fertility and dispersal, is enriched...
Mammalian Y chromosomes are often neglected from genomic analysis. Due to their inherent assembly di...
Trabajo presentado en la Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE 201...
Genetic studies of human evolution require high-quality contiguous ape genome assemblies that are no...
Accurate sequence and assembly of genomes is a critical first step for studies of genetic variation....
Orthologous chromosomes between any family of related species have been difficult thus far to obtain...
A new strategy for analyzing chromosomal evolution in primates is presented using chromosomal in sit...
The mammalian male-specific Y chromosome plays a critical role in sex determination and male fertili...
The homology between hylobatid chromosomes and other primates has long remained elusive. We used chr...
A primary goal in human genetics is to understand how genetic variation affects phenotypic variation...
For the last 15 years molecular cytogenetic techniques have been extensively used to study primate e...
Genomic analyses are at the center of contemporary biology. These studies heavily rely on reference ...
The mammalian Y Chromosome sequence, critical for studying male fertility and dispersal, is enriched...
The chimpanzee is arguably the most important species for the study of human origins. A key resource...
Trabajo presentado en la Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE 201...
The mammalian Y Chromosome sequence, critical for studying male fertility and dispersal, is enriched...
Mammalian Y chromosomes are often neglected from genomic analysis. Due to their inherent assembly di...
Trabajo presentado en la Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE 201...
Genetic studies of human evolution require high-quality contiguous ape genome assemblies that are no...
Accurate sequence and assembly of genomes is a critical first step for studies of genetic variation....
Orthologous chromosomes between any family of related species have been difficult thus far to obtain...
A new strategy for analyzing chromosomal evolution in primates is presented using chromosomal in sit...
The mammalian male-specific Y chromosome plays a critical role in sex determination and male fertili...
The homology between hylobatid chromosomes and other primates has long remained elusive. We used chr...
A primary goal in human genetics is to understand how genetic variation affects phenotypic variation...
For the last 15 years molecular cytogenetic techniques have been extensively used to study primate e...