Series 1: Human demography
News & Views: Tucci & Akey 2016 Population genetics: A map of human wanderlust. Nature 538: 179–180
6 Oct 2017: Pagani et al 2016 Genomic analyses inform on migration events during the peopling of Eurasia. Nature 538: 238–242
2 7 Oct 2017: Mallick et al. 2016 The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations. Nature 538: 201–206
3 Nov 2017: Malaspinas et al 2016 A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia. Nature 538: 207–214
10 Nov 2017: Skoglund et al 2017 Reconstructing Prehistoric African Population Structure. Cell 171: 59–71.e21
Series 2: Convergent evolution
17 Nov 2017: Levin & Mishmar 2017 The genomic landscape of evolutionary convergence in mammals, birds and reptiles. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1: 0041
24 Nov 2017: Burga et al 2017 A genetic signature of the evolution of loss of flight in the Galapagos cormorant. Science 356: eaal3345 (also see preprint comment by Berger and Bejerano)
8 Dec 2017: Reid et al 2017 The genomic landscape of rapid repeated evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution in wild fish. Science 354: 1305-1308
15 Dec 2017: Huang et al 2016 Convergent evolution of caffeine in plants by co-option of exapted ancestral enzymes. PNAS 113: 10613–10618
]]>For this Spring, the students will need to chose 3 of these 4 series of articles to discuss:
Evo-Devo genomics:
Lin et al 2016 The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology. Nature 540: 395–399
Van Belleghem et al 2017 Complex modular architecture around a simple toolkit of wing pattern genes. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1: 0052
Human populations:
Pagani et al 2016 Genomic analyses inform on migration events during the peopling of Eurasia. Nature 538: 238–242
Mallick et al. 2016 The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations. Nature 538: 201–206
Malaspinas et al 2016 A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia. Nature 538: 207–214
Convergent evolution:
Yeaman et al 2016 Convergent local adaptation to climate in distantly related conifers. Science 353: 1431-1433
Fukushima et al 2016 Genome of the pitcher plant Cephalotus reveals genetic changes associated with carnivory. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1: 0059
Reid et al 2017 The genomic landscape of rapid repeated evolutionary adaptation to toxic pollution in wild fish. Science 354: 1305-1308
Speciation:
de Manuel et al 2016 Chimpanzee genomic diversity reveals ancient admixture with bonobos. Science 354: 477-481
Roux et al 2016 Shedding Light on the Grey Zone of Speciation along a Continuum of Genomic Divergence. PLoS Biol 14: e2000234
]]>Series 1: human genome evolution
Series 2: moth coloration
Series 3: gene and genome duplication
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Series 1 (see also discussion on Razib Khan’s blog):
Series 2 (see also perspective in Science Magazine):
The following form less of a series (although two are sex-related):
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An exiting semester in perspective, full of genomes, ecology and evolution.
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]]>Boyle et al 2014 Comparative analysis of regulatory information and circuits across distant species. Nature 512, 453–456
Liu et al 2014 Population Genomics Reveal Recent Speciation and Rapid Evolutionary Adaptation in Polar Bears. Cell 157, 785–794
Lazaridis 2014 Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans. Nature 513, 409–413
Wang et al 2014 The genome sequence of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) and evidence for independent domestication. Nature Genetics 46, 982–988
Gallant et al 2014 Genomic basis for the convergent evolution of electric organs. Science 344, 1522-1525
Carbone et al. 2014 Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes. Nature 513, 195–201
Moreno-Estrada et al. 2014 The genetics of Mexico recapitulates Native American substructure and affects biomedical traits. Science 344, 1280-1285
Soria-Carrasco et al. 2014 Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation. Science 344, 738-742
Dates: 31.10, 7.11, 14.11, 21.11, 28.11, 5.12, 12.12, 19.12.
]]>Feb 21: Parker et al. 2013 Genome-wide signatures of convergent evolution in echolocating mammals
Feb 28: Freedman et al 2014 Genome Sequencing Highlights the Dynamic Early History of Dogs
Mar 14: Amborella Genome Project 2013 The Amborella Genome and the Evolution of Flowering Plants
Mar 21: Prado-Martinez et al. 2013 Great ape genetic diversity and population history
Mar 28: Long et al. 2013 Massive genomic variation and strong selection in Arabidopsis thaliana lines from Sweden
May 2: Linnen et al. 2013 Adaptive Evolution of Multiple Traits Through Multiple Mutations at a Single Gene
May 9: Schmizt et al. 2013 Patterns of population epigenomic diversity
May 16: Corbett-Detig et al. 2013 Genetic incompatibilities are widespread within species
(correction: exchange of dates Prado-Martinez / Corbett-Detig)
]]>Here is the list of suggested papers, in no special order: