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  • The genome of a western lowland gorilla has been sequenced and analysed, completing the genome sequences of all great ape genera, and providing evidence for parallel accelerated evolution in chimpanzee, gorilla and human lineages at a number of loci.

    • Aylwyn Scally
    • Julien Y. Dutheil
    • Richard Durbin
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 483, P: 169-175

  • The genome of the grey short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica has been sequenced and analyzed, giving a first peek at a marsupial's genetic code. Of particular interest are the genetics of the immune system, which has been studied as a model for humans, and of the X chromosome for historical reasons.

    • Tarjei S. Mikkelsen
    • Matthew J. Wakefield
    • Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 447, P: 167-177

  • An international consortium reports the genomic sequence for ten Drosophila species, and compares them to two other previously published Drosophila species. These data are invaluable for drawing evolutionary conclusions across an entire phylogeny of species at once.

    • Andrew G. Clark
    • Michael B. Eisen
    • Iain MacCallum
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 450, P: 203-218

  • Platypuses are monotremes and combine aspects of both reptilian and mammalian behaviour. An international consortium reports the genome sequence and analysis of Ornithorhynchus anatinus and as expected, parts of the genome look more like mammals, whereas other parts more like reptiles or even chickens.

    • Wesley C. Warren
    • LaDeana W. Hillier
    • Richard K. Wilson
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 453, P: 175-183

  • The genome of the southeast Asian orang-utan has been sequenced. The draft assembly of a Sumatran individual alongside sequence data from five Sumatran and five Bornean orang-utan genomes is presented. The resources and analyses described offer new opportunities in evolutionary genomics, insights into hominid biology, and an extensive database of variation for conservation efforts.

    • Devin P. Locke
    • LaDeana W. Hillier
    • Richard K. Wilson
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 469, P: 529-533

  • The genome of the zebra finch — a songbird and a model for studying the vertebrate brain, behaviour and evolution — has been sequenced. Comparison with the chicken genome, the only other bird genome available, shows that genes that have neural function and are implicated in the cognitive processing of song have been evolving rapidly in the finch lineage. Moreover, vocal communication engages much of the transcriptome of the zebra finch brain.

    • Wesley C. Warren
    • David F. Clayton
    • Richard K. Wilson
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 464, P: 757-762