Conservation of chromatin conformation in carnivores [Evolution]

High throughput chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) of leukocyte DNA was used to investigate the evolutionary stability of chromatin conformation at the chromosomal level in 11 species from three carnivore families: Felidae, Canidae, and Ursidae. Chromosome-scale scaffolds (C-scaffolds) of each species were initially used for whole-genome alignment to a reference genome...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - February 25, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Marco Corbo, Joana Damas, Madeline G. Bursell, Harris A. Lewin Tags: Evolution Biological Sciences Source Type: research