Mark Blaxter
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Recent Articles
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Brown M, Gonzalez de La Rosa P, Manuel Gonzalez de La Rosa P, Blaxter M
Bioinformatics
. 2025 Feb;
41(2).
PMID: 39891350
Summary: "tidk" (short for telomere identification toolkit) uses a simple, fast algorithm to scan long DNA reads for the presence of short tandemly repeated DNA in runs, and to aggregate...
2.
Kirangwa J, Laetsch D, King E, Stevens L, Blaxter M, Holovachov O, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2024 Nov;
14(1):29513.
PMID: 39604390
Hox genes are central to metazoan body plan formation, patterning and evolution, playing a critical role in cell fate decisions early in embryonic development in invertebrates and vertebrates. While the...
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Blaxter M, Pauperio J, Schoch C, Howe K
Wellcome Open Res
. 2024 Nov;
9:591.
PMID: 39526195
Biodiversity genomics critically depends on correct taxonomic identification of the sample from which data are derived. Tracking of that taxonomic information through systems that archive data and report on genome...
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Mc Cartney A, Formenti G, Mouton A, De Panis D, Marins L, Leitao H, et al.
NPJ Biodivers
. 2024 Oct;
3(1):31.
PMID: 39407030
No abstract available.
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de-Dios T, Fontsere C, Renom P, Stiller J, Llovera L, Uliano-Silva M, et al.
Elife
. 2024 Oct;
12.
PMID: 39365295
The Xerces Blue () is considered to be the first butterfly to become extinct in historical times. It was notable for its chalky lavender wings with conspicuous white spots on...
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Mc Cartney A, Formenti G, Mouton A, De Panis D, Marins L, Leitao H, et al.
NPJ Biodivers
. 2024 Sep;
3(1):28.
PMID: 39289538
A genomic database of all Earth's eukaryotic species could contribute to many scientific discoveries; however, only a tiny fraction of species have genomic information available. In 2018, scientists across the...
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Kieninger M, Stevens L, Collins J, Blaxter M
Wellcome Open Res
. 2024 Aug;
9:292.
PMID: 39114493
We present a genome assembly of the free-living nematode (Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditidae). The genome sequence is 51.3 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into six chromosomal...
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Dunn J, Hamer K, Morris A, Grice P, Smith M, Corton C, et al.
Wellcome Open Res
. 2024 Jul;
6:191.
PMID: 39021440
We present a genome assembly from an individual female (the European turtle dove; Chordata; Aves; Columbidae). The genome sequence is 1.18 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is...
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Gendron E, Qing X, Sevigny J, Li H, Liu Z, Blaxter M, et al.
BMC Genomics
. 2024 Jun;
25(1):615.
PMID: 38890582
Background: Nematodes are the most abundant and diverse metazoans on Earth, and are known to significantly affect ecosystem functioning. A better understanding of their biology and ecology, including potential adaptations...
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Davison A, Chowdhury M, Johansen M, Uliano-Silva M, Blaxter M
BMC Genomics
. 2024 Jun;
25(1):596.
PMID: 38872121
Molluscan mitochondrial genomes are unusual because they show wide variation in size, radical genome rearrangements and frequently show high variation (> 10%) within species. As progress in understanding this variation...