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Biggest ever study of primate genomes has surprises for humanity

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06 / 01 / 2023

Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health—and our past

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Wood, J.R., Zhou, C., Cole, T.L. et al. Sedimentary DNA insights into Holocene Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) populations and ecology in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Nature Communications. (2025)
B. Weinstein, Z. Wang, Q. Zhou, S. W. Roy. ZW sex chromosome differentiation in paleognathous birds is associated with mitochondrial effective population size but not mitochondrial genome size or mutation rate. Genome Biology and Evolution . (2025)
Y. Zhu, Y. Li, C. Li, X. Shen, X. Zhou. A critical evaluation of deep-learning based phylogenetic inference programs using simulated data sets. JGG . (2025)
Y. Zhou, J. Jin, X. Li, S. Pelan, A.M. Phillippy, E.D. Jarvis, et al. Chromosome-level echidna genome illuminates evolution of multiple sex chromosome system in monotremes. GigaScience . (2025)
J. D. Orkin, L. FK Kuderna, N. Hermosilla-Albala, C. Fontsere, M. L Aylward, M. C Janiak, et al. Ecological and anthropogenic effects on the genomic diversity of lemurs in Madagascar. Nature Ecology & Evolution. (2024)
J. Ramos-Madrigal, G.J. Fritz, B. Schroeder, B. Smith, F. Sánchez-Barreiro, et al. The genomic origin of early maize in eastern North America. Cell. (2024)
A. Rajakumar, L. Pontieri, L. Ruyan, R. Stenbak Larsen, A. Vásquez-Correa, et al. From egg to adult: a developmental table of the ant Monomorium pharaonis. JEZ-B. (2024)
R. Li, X. Dai, J. Zheng, R. SL, Y. Qi, et al. Juvenile hormone as a key regulator for asymmetric caste differentiation in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (2024)
M. Ali, Younas, L., Liu, J., Zhou, Q. Development and Evolution of Drosophila Chromatin Landscape in a 3D genome context. Nature communications (2024)
P.A. O’Brien, S.J. Robbins, S. Tan, L. Rix, D.J. Miller, N.S. Webster, et al. Comparative genomics identifies key adaptive traits of sponge-associated microbial symbionts. Environmental Microbiology. (2024)
Q. Chen, C. Yang, G. Zhang, D. Wu. GCI: a continuity inspector for complete genome assembly. Bioinformatics (2024)
J. Wu, Q. Deng, Y. Qiu, C. Liu, C. Lin, Y. Ru, et al. Post-transfer adaptation of HGT-acquired genes and contribution to guanine metabolic diversification in land plants. New Phytologist (2024)
X. Zhang, Xie, N., Ding, G., Ning, D., Dai, W., Xiong, Z., et al. An evolutionarily conserved pathway mediated by neuroparsin-A regulates reproductive plasticity in ants. PLOS Biology (2024)
K. Wu, D. Qin, Y. Qian, H. Liu. A new era of mutation rate analyses : Concepts and methods. Zoological Research (2024)
W. Weng, Y. Deng, R. Deviatiiarov, S. Hamidi, E. Kajikawa, O. Gusev, et al. ETV2 induces endothelial, but not hematopoietic, lineage specification in birds. Life Science Alliance. (2024)
D.A. Opulente, A.L. LaBella, M.C. Harrison, J.F. Wolters, C. Liu, Y. Li, et al. Genomic factors shape carbon and nitrogen metabolic niche breadth across Saccharomycotina yeasts. Science. (2024)
Z. Jiang, W. Zang, P.G.P. Ericson, G. Song, S. Wu, S. Feng, et al. Gene flow and an anomaly zone complicate phylogenomic inference in a rapidly radiated avian family (Prunellidae). BMC Biology. (2024)
L. Sun, K.T. David, J.F. Wolters, S.D. Karlen, C. Gonçalves, D.A. Opulente, et al. Functional and Evolutionary Integration of a Fungal Gene With a Bacterial Operon. Molecular Biology and Evolution. (2024)
Z. Zhu, L. Younas, Q. Zhou. Evolution and regulation of animal sex chromosomes. Nature Reviews Genetics (2024)
C. Liu, X. Zhou, Y. Li, C. T. Hittinger, R. Pan, J. Huang, et al. The influence of the number of tree searches on maximum likelihood inference in phylogenomics. Systematic Biology (2024)
M. Tao, J. Chen, C. Cui, Y. Xu, J. Xu, Z. Shi, et al. Identification of a longevity gene through evolutionary rate covariation of insect mito-nuclear genomes. Nature Aging (2024)
K. Wanders, G. Chen, S. Feng, T. Székely, A.O. Urrutia. Role-reversed polyandry is associated with faster fast-Z in shorebirds. Proceedings B (2024)
G. Chen, D. Yu, Y. Yang, X. Li, X. Wang, D. Sun, et al. Adaptive expansion of ERVK solo-LTRs is associated with Passeriformes speciation events. Nature communications (2024)
J. Stiller, S. Feng, A.-A. Chowdhury, I. Rivas-González, D. A. Duchêne, Q. Fang, et al. Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes. Nature (2024)
S. Mirarab, I. Rivas-González, S. Feng, J. Stiller, Q. Fang, U. Mai, et al. A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2319506121. (2024)
Y Xie and G Zhang. Phylogenomic analyses unraveled the evolution of viral tolerance in bats. Cell Genomics 4, (2024)
S. Mirarab, I. Rivas-González, S. Feng, J. Stiller, Q. Fang, U. Mai, et al. A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2319506121. (2024)
J. Stiller, S. Feng, A.-A. Chowdhury, I. Rivas-González, D. A. Duchêne, Q. Fang, et al. Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes. Nature (2024)
B. Hu, X. Zhuang, L. Zhou, G. Zhang, D. Cooper, D. Wu. Deciphering the role of rapidly evolving conserved elements in primate brain development and exploring their potential involvement in Alzheimer’s disease. Mol Biol Evol. (2024)
L. F. K. Kuderna, J. C. Ulirsch, S. Rashid, M. Ameen, et al. Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes. Nature 625, 735-742. (2024).
P. A. O'Brien, S. Tan, P. R. Frade, S. J. Robbins, J. P. Engelberts, S. C. Bell, et al. Validation of key sponge symbiont pathways using genome-centric metatranscriptomics. Environmental Microbiology 25, 3207-3224. (2023)
K. Wanders, G. Chen, S. Feng, G. Zhang, T. Székely, M. Bruford, et al. Polygamy and purifying selection in birds. Evolution 77, 276-288. (2023)
J. Smith, J. M. Alfieri, N. Anthony, P. Arensburger, G. N. Athrey, J. Balacco, et al. Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 162, 405-528. (2023)
G. Femerling, C. van Oosterhout, S. Feng, R. M. Bristol, G. Zhang, et al. Genetic Load and Adaptive Potential of a Recovered Avian Species that Narrowly Avoided Extinction. Mol Biol Evol 40,12 (2023)
H. Liu, M. Sun, J. Zhang. Genomic estimates of mutation and substitution rates contradict the evolutionary speed hypothesis of the latitudinal diversity gradient. Proc. R. Soc. B 290: 20231787. (2023)
C. Liu, X. Han, J. L. Steenwyk, X.‐X. Shen. Temporal transcriptomics provides insights into host‒pathogen interactions: a case study of Didymella pinodella and disease-resistant and disease-susceptible pea varieties. Crop Health 1:5. (2023)
D. Wu, L. Xie, Y. Sun, Y. Huang, L. Jia, C. Dong, et al. A syntelog-based pan-genome provides insights into rice domestication and de-domestication. Genome Biology 24, 179. (2023)
XL. Zhuang, JJ. Zhang, Y. Shao, Y. Ye, CY. Chen, L. Zhou, et al. Integrative omics reveals rapidly evolving regulatory sequences driving primate brain evolution. Mol Biol Evol, msad173. (2023)
C. Yang, Y. Zhou, Y. Song, D. Wu, Y. Zeng, L. Nie, et al. The complete and fully-phased diploid genome of a male Han Chinese. Cell Res (2023).
H. Gao, T. Hamp, J. Ede, J. G. Schraiber, J. McRae, M. Singer-Berk, et al. The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates. Science 380(6648), eabn8153. (2023)
L. F. K. Kuderna, H. Gao, M. C. Janiak, M. Kuhlwilm, J. D. Orkin, T. Bataillon, et al. A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species. Science 380(6648), 906-913. (2023)
X.-G. Qi, J. Wu, L. Zhao, L. Wang, X. Guang, P. A. Garber, et al. Adaptations to a cold climate promoted social evolution in Asian colobine primates. Science 380(6648), eabl8621. (2023)
I. Rivas-González, M. Rousselle, F. Li, L. Zhou, J. Y. Dutheil, K. Munch, et al.Pervasive incomplete lineage sorting illuminates speciation and selection in primates. Science 380(6648), eabn4409. (2023)
Y. Shao, L. Zhou, F. Li, L. Zhao, B.-L. Zhang, F. Shao, et al. Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution. Science 380(6648), 913-924. (2023)
B.-L. Zhang, W. Chen, Z. Wang, W. Pang, M.-T. Luo, S. Wang, et al. Comparative genomics reveals the hybrid origin of a macaque group. Sci Adv 9(22), eadd3580. (2023)
X. Bi, L. Zhou, J.-J. Zhang, S. Feng, M. Hu, D. N. Cooper, et al. Lineage-specific accelerated sequences underlying primate evolution. Sci Adv 9(22), eadc9507. (2023)
Y. Zhou, X. Zhan, J. Jin, L. Zhou, J. Bergman, X. Li, et al. Eighty million years of rapid evolution of the primate Y chromosome. Nat Ecol Evol (2023)
R. R. Germain, S. Feng, G. Chen, G. R. Graves, J. A. Tobias,, et al. Species-specific traits mediate avian demographic responses under past climate change. Nat Ecol Evol (2023)
Z. Huang, L. Xu, C. Cai, Y. Zhou, J. Liu, Z. Xu, et al. Three amphioxus reference genomes reveal gene and chromosome evolution of chordates. PNAS 120 (10) e2201504120 (2023)
L. A. Bergeron, S. Besenbacher, J. Zheng, P. Li, M. F. Bertelsen, B. Quintard, et al. Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates. Nature 615, 285–291 (2023).
R. R. Germain, S. Feng, L. Buffan, C. P. Carmona, G. Chen, G. R. Graves, et al. Changes in the functional diversity of modern bird species over the last million years. PNAS 120(7), e2201945119 (2023)
P. Zhang, Y. Zhu, Q. Guo, J. Li, X. Zhan, H. Yu, et al. On the origin and evolution of RNA editing in metazoans. Cell Rep 42(2), 112 (2023)
K. Wanders, G. Chen, S. Feng, G. Zhang, T. Szekely, M. Bruford, et al. Polygamy and purifying selection in birds. Evolution 77(1), 276-288 (2023)
G. Zhang. The mutation rate as an evolving trait. Nat Rev Genet 24, 3 (2023).
X. Long, D. Charlesworth, J. Qi, R. Wu, M. Chen, Z. Wang, et al. Independent Evolution of Sex Chromosomes and Male Pregnancy-Related Genes in Two Seahorse Species. Mol Biol Evol 40, 1 (2022)
Y. Zhuang, W. Xu, G. Zhang, H. Mai, X. Li, H. He, et al. Unparalleled details of soft tissues in a Cretaceous ant. BMC Ecol Evo 22, 146 (2022).
C. Liu, Y. Li, Y. Chen, X. X. Chen, J. Huang, A. Rokas, et al. How has horizontal gene transfer shaped the evolution of insect genomes? Environ Microbiol. (2022)
E. D. Jarvis, G. Formenti, A. Rhie, A. Guarracino, C. Yang, J. Wood, et al. Semi-automated assembly of high-quality diploid human reference genomes. Nature 611, 519–531 (2022).
Q.Zhou. A chromosome minimalist view of genome regulation and evolution based on mouse chromosome engineering. Zool Res 43(6): 949-951 (2022).
B. Qiu, X. Dai, P. Li, R. S. Larsen, R. Li, A. L. Price, et al. Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 1753–1765 (2022).
X Li, R Gao, G Chen, A. L. Price, D. B.i Øksnebjerg, P. A. Hosner, Y Zhou, G Zhang & S Feng. Draft genome assemblies of four manakins. Sci Data 9, 564 (2022).
Y. Ji, S. Feng, L. Wu, Q. Fang, A. Bruniche-Olsen, J. A. DeWoody, et al. Orthologous microsatellites, transposable elements, and DNA deletions correlate with generation time and body mass in neoavian birds. Sci Adv 8, 35 (2022).
L. Ferrandez-Peral, X. Zhan, M. Alvarez-Estape, C. Chiva, P. Esteller-Cucala, R. Garcia-Perez, et al. Transcriptome innovations in primates revealed by single-molecule long-read sequencing. Genome Res, (2022).
T. L. Cole, C. Zhou, M. Fang, H. Pan, D. T. Ksepka, S. R. Fiddaman, et al. Genomic insights into the secondary aquatic transition of penguins. Nat Commun 13, 3912 (2022).
Li, Y., Liu, Z., Liu, C., et al. HGT is widespread in insects and contributes to male courtship in lepidopterans. Cell 16, 2975-2987 (2022).
Q. Li, M. Wang, P. Zhang, Y. Liu, Q. Guo, Y. Zhu, et al. A single-cell transcriptomic atlas tracking the neural basis of division of labour in an ant superorganism. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 1191–1204 (2022).
Y. Mao and G. Zhang. A complete, telomere-to-telomere human genome sequence presents new opportunities for evolutionary genomics. Nat Methods 19, 635-638 (2022).
Y. Wang, R. B. Gasser, D. Charlesworth and Q. Zhou. Evolution of sexual systems, sex chromosomes and sex-linked gene transcription in flatworms and roundworms. Nat Commun 13, 3239 (2022).
S. Feng, M. Bai, I. Rivas-Gonzalez, C. Li, S. Liu, Y. Tong, et al. Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials. Cell, (2022).

Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health—and our past

The article“Evolution of sexualsystems, sex chromosomes andsex-linked gene transcription inflatworms and roundworms" madit into the Top 25 NatureCommunications life andbiological sciences articles of 2022.

Biggest ever study of primate genomes has surprises for humanity

Hundreds of new primate genomes offer window into human health—and our past

The article“Evolution of sexualsystems, sex chromosomes andsex-linked gene transcription inflatworms and roundworms" madit into the Top 25 NatureCommunications life andbiological sciences articles of 2022.

Document

Wood, J.R., Zhou, C., Cole, T.L. et al. Sedimentary DNA insights into Holocene Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) populations and ecology in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Nature Communications. (2025)

B. Weinstein, Z. Wang, Q. Zhou, S. W. Roy. ZW sex chromosome differentiation in paleognathous birds is associated with mitochondrial effective population size but not mitochondrial genome size or mutation rate. Genome Biology and Evolution . (2025)

Y. Zhu, Y. Li, C. Li, X. Shen, X. Zhou. A critical evaluation of deep-learning based phylogenetic inference programs using simulated data sets. JGG . (2025)

Y. Zhou, J. Jin, X. Li, S. Pelan, A.M. Phillippy, E.D. Jarvis, et al. Chromosome-level echidna genome illuminates evolution of multiple sex chromosome system in monotremes. GigaScience . (2025)

J. D. Orkin, L. FK Kuderna, N. Hermosilla-Albala, C. Fontsere, M. L Aylward, M. C Janiak, et al. Ecological and anthropogenic effects on the genomic diversity of lemurs in Madagascar. Nature Ecology & Evolution. (2024)

J. Ramos-Madrigal, G.J. Fritz, B. Schroeder, B. Smith, F. Sánchez-Barreiro, et al. The genomic origin of early maize in eastern North America. Cell. (2024)

A. Rajakumar, L. Pontieri, L. Ruyan, R. Stenbak Larsen, A. Vásquez-Correa, et al. From egg to adult: a developmental table of the ant Monomorium pharaonis. JEZ-B. (2024)

R. Li, X. Dai, J. Zheng, R. SL, Y. Qi, et al. Juvenile hormone as a key regulator for asymmetric caste differentiation in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (2024)

M. Ali, Younas, L., Liu, J., Zhou, Q. Development and Evolution of Drosophila Chromatin Landscape in a 3D genome context. Nature communications (2024)

P.A. O’Brien, S.J. Robbins, S. Tan, L. Rix, D.J. Miller, N.S. Webster, et al. Comparative genomics identifies key adaptive traits of sponge-associated microbial symbionts. Environmental Microbiology. (2024)

Q. Chen, C. Yang, G. Zhang, D. Wu. GCI: a continuity inspector for complete genome assembly. Bioinformatics (2024)

J. Wu, Q. Deng, Y. Qiu, C. Liu, C. Lin, Y. Ru, et al. Post-transfer adaptation of HGT-acquired genes and contribution to guanine metabolic diversification in land plants. New Phytologist (2024)

X. Zhang, Xie, N., Ding, G., Ning, D., Dai, W., Xiong, Z., et al. An evolutionarily conserved pathway mediated by neuroparsin-A regulates reproductive plasticity in ants. PLOS Biology (2024)

K. Wu, D. Qin, Y. Qian, H. Liu. A new era of mutation rate analyses : Concepts and methods. Zoological Research (2024)

W. Weng, Y. Deng, R. Deviatiiarov, S. Hamidi, E. Kajikawa, O. Gusev, et al. ETV2 induces endothelial, but not hematopoietic, lineage specification in birds. Life Science Alliance. (2024)

D.A. Opulente, A.L. LaBella, M.C. Harrison, J.F. Wolters, C. Liu, Y. Li, et al. Genomic factors shape carbon and nitrogen metabolic niche breadth across Saccharomycotina yeasts. Science. (2024)

Z. Jiang, W. Zang, P.G.P. Ericson, G. Song, S. Wu, S. Feng, et al. Gene flow and an anomaly zone complicate phylogenomic inference in a rapidly radiated avian family (Prunellidae). BMC Biology. (2024)

L. Sun, K.T. David, J.F. Wolters, S.D. Karlen, C. Gonçalves, D.A. Opulente, et al. Functional and Evolutionary Integration of a Fungal Gene With a Bacterial Operon. Molecular Biology and Evolution. (2024)

Z. Zhu, L. Younas, Q. Zhou. Evolution and regulation of animal sex chromosomes. Nature Reviews Genetics (2024)

C. Liu, X. Zhou, Y. Li, C. T. Hittinger, R. Pan, J. Huang, et al. The influence of the number of tree searches on maximum likelihood inference in phylogenomics. Systematic Biology (2024)

M. Tao, J. Chen, C. Cui, Y. Xu, J. Xu, Z. Shi, et al. Identification of a longevity gene through evolutionary rate covariation of insect mito-nuclear genomes. Nature Aging (2024)

K. Wanders, G. Chen, S. Feng, T. Székely, A.O. Urrutia. Role-reversed polyandry is associated with faster fast-Z in shorebirds. Proceedings B (2024)

G. Chen, D. Yu, Y. Yang, X. Li, X. Wang, D. Sun, et al. Adaptive expansion of ERVK solo-LTRs is associated with Passeriformes speciation events. Nature communications (2024)

J. Stiller, S. Feng, A.-A. Chowdhury, I. Rivas-González, D. A. Duchêne, Q. Fang, et al. Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes. Nature (2024)

S. Mirarab, I. Rivas-González, S. Feng, J. Stiller, Q. Fang, U. Mai, et al. A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2319506121. (2024)

Y Xie and G Zhang. Phylogenomic analyses unraveled the evolution of viral tolerance in bats. Cell Genomics 4, (2024)

S. Mirarab, I. Rivas-González, S. Feng, J. Stiller, Q. Fang, U. Mai, et al. A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2319506121. (2024)

J. Stiller, S. Feng, A.-A. Chowdhury, I. Rivas-González, D. A. Duchêne, Q. Fang, et al. Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes. Nature (2024)

B. Hu, X. Zhuang, L. Zhou, G. Zhang, D. Cooper, D. Wu. Deciphering the role of rapidly evolving conserved elements in primate brain development and exploring their potential involvement in Alzheimer’s disease. Mol Biol Evol. (2024)

L. F. K. Kuderna, J. C. Ulirsch, S. Rashid, M. Ameen, et al. Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes. Nature 625, 735-742. (2024).

P. A. O'Brien, S. Tan, P. R. Frade, S. J. Robbins, J. P. Engelberts, S. C. Bell, et al. Validation of key sponge symbiont pathways using genome-centric metatranscriptomics. Environmental Microbiology 25, 3207-3224. (2023)

K. Wanders, G. Chen, S. Feng, G. Zhang, T. Székely, M. Bruford, et al. Polygamy and purifying selection in birds. Evolution 77, 276-288. (2023)

J. Smith, J. M. Alfieri, N. Anthony, P. Arensburger, G. N. Athrey, J. Balacco, et al. Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022. Cytogenetic and Genome Research 162, 405-528. (2023)

G. Femerling, C. van Oosterhout, S. Feng, R. M. Bristol, G. Zhang, et al. Genetic Load and Adaptive Potential of a Recovered Avian Species that Narrowly Avoided Extinction. Mol Biol Evol 40,12 (2023)

H. Liu, M. Sun, J. Zhang. Genomic estimates of mutation and substitution rates contradict the evolutionary speed hypothesis of the latitudinal diversity gradient. Proc. R. Soc. B 290: 20231787. (2023)

C. Liu, X. Han, J. L. Steenwyk, X.‐X. Shen. Temporal transcriptomics provides insights into host‒pathogen interactions: a case study of Didymella pinodella and disease-resistant and disease-susceptible pea varieties. Crop Health 1:5. (2023)

D. Wu, L. Xie, Y. Sun, Y. Huang, L. Jia, C. Dong, et al. A syntelog-based pan-genome provides insights into rice domestication and de-domestication. Genome Biology 24, 179. (2023)

XL. Zhuang, JJ. Zhang, Y. Shao, Y. Ye, CY. Chen, L. Zhou, et al. Integrative omics reveals rapidly evolving regulatory sequences driving primate brain evolution. Mol Biol Evol, msad173. (2023)

C. Yang, Y. Zhou, Y. Song, D. Wu, Y. Zeng, L. Nie, et al. The complete and fully-phased diploid genome of a male Han Chinese. Cell Res (2023).

H. Gao, T. Hamp, J. Ede, J. G. Schraiber, J. McRae, M. Singer-Berk, et al. The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates. Science 380(6648), eabn8153. (2023)

L. F. K. Kuderna, H. Gao, M. C. Janiak, M. Kuhlwilm, J. D. Orkin, T. Bataillon, et al. A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species. Science 380(6648), 906-913. (2023)

X.-G. Qi, J. Wu, L. Zhao, L. Wang, X. Guang, P. A. Garber, et al. Adaptations to a cold climate promoted social evolution in Asian colobine primates. Science 380(6648), eabl8621. (2023)

I. Rivas-González, M. Rousselle, F. Li, L. Zhou, J. Y. Dutheil, K. Munch, et al.Pervasive incomplete lineage sorting illuminates speciation and selection in primates. Science 380(6648), eabn4409. (2023)

Y. Shao, L. Zhou, F. Li, L. Zhao, B.-L. Zhang, F. Shao, et al. Phylogenomic analyses provide insights into primate evolution. Science 380(6648), 913-924. (2023)

B.-L. Zhang, W. Chen, Z. Wang, W. Pang, M.-T. Luo, S. Wang, et al. Comparative genomics reveals the hybrid origin of a macaque group. Sci Adv 9(22), eadd3580. (2023)

X. Bi, L. Zhou, J.-J. Zhang, S. Feng, M. Hu, D. N. Cooper, et al. Lineage-specific accelerated sequences underlying primate evolution. Sci Adv 9(22), eadc9507. (2023)

Y. Zhou, X. Zhan, J. Jin, L. Zhou, J. Bergman, X. Li, et al. Eighty million years of rapid evolution of the primate Y chromosome. Nat Ecol Evol (2023)

R. R. Germain, S. Feng, G. Chen, G. R. Graves, J. A. Tobias,, et al. Species-specific traits mediate avian demographic responses under past climate change. Nat Ecol Evol (2023)

Z. Huang, L. Xu, C. Cai, Y. Zhou, J. Liu, Z. Xu, et al. Three amphioxus reference genomes reveal gene and chromosome evolution of chordates. PNAS 120 (10) e2201504120 (2023)

L. A. Bergeron, S. Besenbacher, J. Zheng, P. Li, M. F. Bertelsen, B. Quintard, et al. Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates. Nature 615, 285–291 (2023).

R. R. Germain, S. Feng, L. Buffan, C. P. Carmona, G. Chen, G. R. Graves, et al. Changes in the functional diversity of modern bird species over the last million years. PNAS 120(7), e2201945119 (2023)

P. Zhang, Y. Zhu, Q. Guo, J. Li, X. Zhan, H. Yu, et al. On the origin and evolution of RNA editing in metazoans. Cell Rep 42(2), 112 (2023)

K. Wanders, G. Chen, S. Feng, G. Zhang, T. Szekely, M. Bruford, et al. Polygamy and purifying selection in birds. Evolution 77(1), 276-288 (2023)

G. Zhang. The mutation rate as an evolving trait. Nat Rev Genet 24, 3 (2023).

X. Long, D. Charlesworth, J. Qi, R. Wu, M. Chen, Z. Wang, et al. Independent Evolution of Sex Chromosomes and Male Pregnancy-Related Genes in Two Seahorse Species. Mol Biol Evol 40, 1 (2022)

Y. Zhuang, W. Xu, G. Zhang, H. Mai, X. Li, H. He, et al. Unparalleled details of soft tissues in a Cretaceous ant. BMC Ecol Evo 22, 146 (2022).

C. Liu, Y. Li, Y. Chen, X. X. Chen, J. Huang, A. Rokas, et al. How has horizontal gene transfer shaped the evolution of insect genomes? Environ Microbiol. (2022)

E. D. Jarvis, G. Formenti, A. Rhie, A. Guarracino, C. Yang, J. Wood, et al. Semi-automated assembly of high-quality diploid human reference genomes. Nature 611, 519–531 (2022).

Q.Zhou. A chromosome minimalist view of genome regulation and evolution based on mouse chromosome engineering. Zool Res 43(6): 949-951 (2022).

B. Qiu, X. Dai, P. Li, R. S. Larsen, R. Li, A. L. Price, et al. Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 1753–1765 (2022).

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