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Joan Pontius
Researcher at Science Applications International Corporation
Publications - 15
Citations - 3150
Joan Pontius is an academic researcher from Science Applications International Corporation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genome & Genome project. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 15 publications receiving 2886 citations. Previous affiliations of Joan Pontius include Saint Petersburg State University.
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A Molecular Phylogeny of Living Primates
Polina L. Perelman,Warren E. Johnson,Christian Roos,Hector N. Seuanez,Julie E. Horvath,Miguel A. M. Moreira,Bailey Kessing,Joan Pontius,Melody E. Roelke,Y. Rumpler,Maria Paula Cruz Schneider,Artur Silva,Stephen J. O'Brien,Jill Pecon-Slattery +13 more
TL;DR: The resolution of the primate phylogeny provides an essential evolutionary framework with far-reaching applications including: human selection and adaptation, global emergence of zoonotic diseases, mammalian comparative genomics, primate taxonomy, and conservation of endangered species.
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A Molecular Phylogeny of Living Primates
Polina L. Perelman,Warren E. Johnson,Christian Roos,Hector N. Seuanez,Julie E. Horvath,Miguel A. M. Moreira,Bailey Kessing,Joan Pontius,Melody E. Roelke,Y. Rumpler,Maria Paula Cruz Schneider,Artur Silva,Stephen J. O'Brien,Jill Pecon-Slattery +13 more
TL;DR: The authors provided new genomic sequence (,8 Mb) from 186 primates representing 61 (,90%) of the described genera, and included outgroup species from Dermoptera, Scandentia, and Lagomorpha.
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Initial sequence and comparative analysis of the cat genome
Joan Pontius,James C. Mullikin,Douglas Smith,Agencourt Sequencing Team,Kerstin Lindblad-Toh,Sante Gnerre,Michele Clamp,Jean Chang,Robert M. Stephens,Beena Neelam,Natalia Volfovsky,Alejandro A. Schäffer,Richa Agarwala,Kristina Narfström,William J. Murphy,Urs Giger,Alfred L. Roca,Agostinho Antunes,Agostinho Antunes,Marilyn Menotti-Raymond,Naoya Yuhki,Jill Pecon-Slattery,Warren E. Johnson,Guillaume Bourque,Glenn Tesler,Nisc Comparative Sequencing Program,Stephen J. O'Brien +26 more
TL;DR: The genome sequence of an inbred Abyssinian domestic cat was assembled, mapped, and annotated with a comparative approach that involved cross-reference to annotated genome assemblies of six mammals, shedding new light on the tempo and mode of gene/genome evolution in mammals and promising several research applications for the cat.
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Every genome sequence needs a good map
TL;DR: This work has shown that high-resolution physical maps of vertebrate species’ chromosomes empower comparative genomics discovery and are indispensable for sequence assembly precision.
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Specifying and Sustaining Pigmentation Patterns in Domestic and Wild Cats
Christopher B. Kaelin,Xiao Xu,Lewis Z. Hong,Victor A. David,Kelly A. McGowan,Anne Schmidt-Küntzel,Melody E. Roelke,Javier Pino,Joan Pontius,Gregory M. Cooper,Hermogenes Manuel,William F. Swanson,Laurie Marker,Cindy Kim Harper,Ann Van Dyk,Bisong Yue,James C. Mullikin,Wesley C. Warren,Eduardo Eizirik,Lidia Kos,Stephen J. O'Brien,Gregory S. Barsh,Marilyn Menotti-Raymond +22 more
TL;DR: A two-stage model in which Taqpep helps to establish a periodic pre-pattern during skin development that is later implemented by differential expression of Edn3 is proposed, which support a common model for coat and pigment pattern formation in domestic and wild cats.