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Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing

Comprehensive genome sequencing of 120 individuals representing all of the Darwin’s finch species and two close relatives reveals important discrepancies with morphology-based taxonomy, widespread hybridization, and a gene, ALX1, underlying variation in beak shape.

Sangeet Lamichhaney
Jonas Berglund
Leif Andersson
Research11 Feb 2015
Nature

Volume: 518, P: 371-375
Female-biased gene flow between two species of Darwin’s finches

By analysing pooled whole-genome sequences from two species of Darwin’s finches, both before and after interbreeding and back-crossing, the authors show that gene exchange between the two species is asymmetric and female biased.

Sangeet Lamichhaney
Fan Han
Leif Andersson
Research04 May 2020
Nature Ecology & Evolution

Volume: 4, P: 979-986
Structural genomic changes underlie alternative reproductive strategies in the ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

Leif Andersson and colleagues report the genome sequence of the ruff, a bird species with three male morphs with different reproductive strategies. Satellite and faeder morphs differ from the common independent morph by a 4.5-Mb inversion that occurred approximately 3.8 million years ago, and multiple genetic changes within this inverted region are associated with the satellite and faeder morphs.

Sangeet Lamichhaney
Guangyi Fan
Leif Andersson
ResearchOpen Access16 Nov 2015
Nature Genetics

Volume: 48, P: 84-88
A complete reference genome assembly and annotation of the Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Prashant Ghimire
Nan Wang
Sangeet Lamichhaney
ResearchOpen Access28 Nov 2025
Scientific Data

Volume: 12, P: 1-10
Amelanism in the corn snake is associated with the insertion of an LTR-retrotransposon in the OCA2 gene

Suzanne V. Saenko
Sangeet Lamichhaney
Michel C. Milinkovitch
ResearchOpen Access24 Nov 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-9

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Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing

Female-biased gene flow between two species of Darwin’s finches

Structural genomic changes underlie alternative reproductive strategies in the ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

A complete reference genome assembly and annotation of the Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Amelanism in the corn snake is associated with the insertion of an LTR-retrotransposon in the OCA2 gene

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Evolution of Darwin’s finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing

Female-biased gene flow between two species of Darwin’s finches

Structural genomic changes underlie alternative reproductive strategies in the ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

A complete reference genome assembly and annotation of the Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

Amelanism in the corn snake is associated with the insertion of an LTR-retrotransposon in the OCA2 gene

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