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Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome

Authors :
Veronika N. Laine
Toni I. Gossmann
Kyle M. Schachtschneider
Colin J. Garroway
Ole Madsen
Koen J. F. Verhoeven
Victor de Jager
Hendrik-Jan Megens
Wesley C. Warren
Patrick Minx
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Pádraic Corcoran
The Great Tit HapMap Consortium
Ben C. Sheldon
Jon Slate
Kai Zeng
Kees van Oers
Marcel E. Visser
Martien A. M. Groenen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

The great tit (Parus major) is known for its complex social-cognitive behaviour. Here, the authors sequence genomes of the great tit and show genes related to learning and cognition in regions under positive selection, as well as neuronal non-CpG methylation patterns similar to those observed in mammals.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.08facc2958a490f9dcaaa1081a8d6ea
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10474