Chromosome-level assembly of the horseshoe crab genome provides insights into its genome evolution

Horseshoe crabs have been morphologically stable across evolutionary time. Here, the authors generate a chromosome-level assembly for the mangrove horseshoe crab, with implications for innate immunity, and challenging assumptions about the role of genome duplication in adaptive radiation.

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Main Authors: Prashant Shingate, Vydianathan Ravi, Aravind Prasad, Boon-Hui Tay, Kritika M. Garg, Balaji Chattopadhyay, Laura-Marie Yap, Frank E. Rheindt, Byrappa Venkatesh
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/63b65f90a77a4737a52d07e0ac847ab9
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Summary:Horseshoe crabs have been morphologically stable across evolutionary time. Here, the authors generate a chromosome-level assembly for the mangrove horseshoe crab, with implications for innate immunity, and challenging assumptions about the role of genome duplication in adaptive radiation.