Evolutionary Genomics: Supplement Aims and Scope

Abstract

This supplement is intended to focus on evolutionary genomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics aims to provide researchers working in this complex, quickly developing field with online, open access to highly relevant scholarly articles by leading international researchers. In a field where the literature is ever-expanding, researchers increasingly need access to up-to-date, high quality scholarly articles on areas of specific contemporary interest. This supplement aims to address this by presenting high-quality articles that allow readers to distinguish the signal from the noise. The editor in chief hopes that through this effort, practitioners and researchers will be aided in finding answers to some of the most complex and pressing issues of our time.

Integrative comparative analysis of avian chromosome evolution by in-silico mapping of the gene ontology of homologous synteny blocks and evolutionary breakpoint regions

“…In comparative and evolutionary genomics (e.g., Hardison 2003;Jarvis et al 2014;Itan et al 2016), research is focused on comparing the structure and function of the genomes of different species, thereby providing insights into their evolution (e.g., Zhang et al 2014;Griffin et al 2015; O'Connor has resulted in the discovery and analysis of homologous synteny blocks (HSBs) and evolutionary breakpoint regions (EBRs) (Larkin et al 2009;Damas et al 2018). HSBs are shared by various species and exhibit a common evolution from a single ancestor.…”

“…In comparative and evolutionary genomics (e.g., Hardison 2003 ; Jarvis et al 2014 ; Itan et al 2016 ), research is focused on comparing the structure and function of the genomes of different species, thereby providing insights into their evolution (e.g., Zhang et al 2014 ; Griffin et al 2015 ; O’Connor et al 2018a ). Chromosomes undergo rearrangements during evolution (Rogers 2015 ), including fissions, fusions, deletions, inversions, translocations, and duplications.…”