Main Research Field: Evolutionary Cytogenetics
Main Research Field: Evolutionary Cytogenetics
Evolution of Sex Chromosomes
We describe and explore the functional evolution of sex chromosomes across different groups of organisms to broaden our current knowledge of how these elements arise and evolve.
Vertebrate Karyotype Evolution
Our studies explore the role of Chromosomal reshuffling events in species´ diversification, looking into how the structure and content of vertebrate chromosomes change throughout time, and how this affects species diversification.
Adaptive Genomics
We aim to understand how organisms adapt to changing environments using advanced genomics technologies to identify genes underlying adaptation.
Species undergoing and/or scheduled for chromosome-level genome assemblies
Apareiodon affinis - ZW1W2 (Teleostei, Characiformes)
Hoplias malabaricus - X1X2Y (Teleostei, Characiformes)
Osteoglossum ferreirai - ZW (Teleostei, Osteoglossiformes)
Leptodactylus pentadactylus X1-5/Y1-5 (Anura, Leptodactylidae)
Ramphastos toco - ZW (Aves, Piciformes)
Aotus infulatus - X1X2Y (Mammalia, Primates)
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