María J. Palma-Martínez

TL;DR: A genome assembly is generated from a Mexican nonmigratory population and RNA-seq data from 14 biological samples are used for gene annotation and to construct an atlas portraying the breadth of gene expression during most of the monarch life cycle, which will facilitate a better understanding of D. plexippus ’ adaptation to a changing environment.

TL;DR: This study reports a reference-quality genome assembly from an individual resident at a nonmigratory colony in Mexico, and a new gene annotation and expression atlas for 14,865 genes, including 492 unreported long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) genes, based on RNA-seq data from 14 larval and pupal stages, plus adult morphological sections.

TL;DR: It is found that at least 3,000 Native American genomes are needed to equal the imputation performance of variants in European ancestry tracts, which reflects the concerning imbalance of diversity in current references and highlights the contribution of the work to reducing it while complementing efforts to improve global equity in genomic research.

TL;DR: Large variations in runs of homozygosity (ROH) among genomic regions with different ancestral origins reflecting their demographic histories, which also affect the distribution of rare deleterious variants across Mexico, are observed.