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Rebecca E. O’Connor
Researcher at University of Kent
Publications - 43
Citations - 949
Rebecca E. O’Connor is an academic researcher from University of Kent. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genome & Microchromosome. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 38 publications receiving 632 citations. Previous affiliations of Rebecca E. O’Connor include University of Edinburgh.
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An improved pig reference genome sequence to enable pig genetics and genomics research
Amanda Warr,Nabeel A. Affara,Bronwen Aken,Hamid Beiki,Derek M. Bickhart,Konstantinos Billis,William Chow,Lel Eory,Heather Finlayson,Paul Flicek,Carlos García Girón,Darren K. Griffin,Richard Hall,Gregory Hannum,Thibaut Hourlier,Kerstin Howe,David A. Hume,David A. Hume,Osagie G. Izuogu,Kristi Kim,Sergey Koren,Haibo Liu,Nancy Manchanda,Fergal J. Martin,Dan J. Nonneman,Rebecca E. O’Connor,Adam M. Phillippy,Gary A. Rohrer,Benjamin D. Rosen,Laurie A. Rund,Carole A. Sargent,Lawrence B. Schook,Steven G. Schroeder,Ariel S. Schwartz,Benjamin M. Skinner,Richard Talbot,Elizabeth Tseng,Christopher K. Tuggle,Mick Watson,Timothy P L Smith,Alan Archibald +40 more
TL;DR: These highly contiguous assemblies plus annotation of a further 11 short-read assemblies provide an unprecedented view of the genetic make-up of this important agricultural and biomedical model species.
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Upgrading short-read animal genome assemblies to chromosome level using comparative genomics and a universal probe set
Joana Damas,Rebecca E. O’Connor,Marta Farré,Vasileios Panagiotis Lenis,Henery J. Martell,Anjali A. Mandawala,Katie E. Fowler,Sunitha Joseph,Martin T. Swain,Darren K. Griffin,Denis M. Larkin +10 more
TL;DR: A novel approach that combines computational algorithms to merge scaffolds into chromosomal fragments, PCR-based scaffold verification, and physical mapping to chromosomes is developed, which provides the basis for an approach that could be applied to any animal genome.
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Reconstruction of gross avian genome structure, organization and evolution suggests that the chicken lineage most closely resembles the dinosaur avian ancestor
Michael N Romanov,Marta Farré,Pamela E Lithgow,Katie E. Fowler,Katie E. Fowler,Benjamin M. Skinner,Rebecca E. O’Connor,Gothami Fonseka,Niclas Backström,Yoichi Matsuda,Chizuko Nishida,Peter Houde,Erich D. Jarvis,Hans Ellegren,David W. Burt,Denis M. Larkin,Darren K. Griffin +16 more
TL;DR: Reconstructing evolutionary events that led to each species’ genome organization, it is determined that the fastest rate of change occurred in the zebra finch and budgerigar, consistent with rapid speciation events in the Passeriformes and Psittaciformes.
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Third Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2015.
Michael Schmid,Jacqueline Smith,David W. Burt,Bronwen Aken,Parker B. Antin,Alan Archibald,Christopher M. Ashwell,Perry J. Blackshear,Clarissa Boschiero,C. Titus Brown,Shane C. Burgess,Hans H. Cheng,William Chow,Derrick Coble,Amanda M. Cooksey,Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans,Joana Damas,Richard V. N. Davis,Dirk-Jan de Koning,Mary E. Delany,Thomas Derrien,Takele T Desta,Ian C. Dunn,Matthew Dunn,Hans Ellegren,Lel Eory,Ionas Erb,Marta Farré,Mario Fasold,Damarius S. Fleming,Paul Flicek,Katie E. Fowler,Laure Fresard,David P. Froman,Valerie Garceau,Paul P. Gardner,Almas Gheyas,Darren K. Griffin,Martien A. M. Groenen,Thomas Haaf,Olivier Hanotte,Alan Hart,Julien Häsler,S. Blair Hedges,Jana Hertel,Kerstin Howe,Allen Hubbard,David A. Hume,Peter K. Kaiser,Darek Kedra,Stephen J. Kemp,Christophe Klopp,Kalmia E. Kniel,Richard Kuo,Sandrine Lagarrigue,Susan J. Lamont,Denis M. Larkin,Raman Akinyanju Lawal,Sarah M. Markland,Fiona M. McCarthy,Heather McCormack,Marla C. McPherson,Akira Motegi,Stefan A. Muljo,Andrea Münsterberg,Rishi Nag,I. Nanda,Michael S. Neuberger,Anne Nitsche,Cedric Notredame,Harry Noyes,Rebecca E. O’Connor,Elizabeth A. O'Hare,Andrew J. Oler,Sheila C. Ommeh,Helio Pais,Michael E. Persia,Frédérique Pitel,Likit Preeyanon,Pablo Prieto Barja,Elizabeth M. Pritchett,Douglas D. Rhoads,Charmaine M. Robinson,Michael N Romanov,Max F. Rothschild,Pierre-François Roux,Carl J. Schmidt,Alisa Sophia Schneider,Matthew G. Schwartz,Matthew G. Schwartz,Steve Searle,Michael A. Skinner,Craig A. Smith,Peter F. Stadler,Tammy E. Steeves,Claus Steinlein,Liang Sun,Minoru Takata,Igor Ulitsky,Qing Wang,Ying Wang,Wesley C. Warren,Jonathan Wood,David Wragg,Huaijun Zhou +104 more
TL;DR: The most recent advances in avian cytogenetics have culminated in great promise not only for the study of bird karyotypes, but also for providing insight into the mechanisms of chromosome evolution in general as discussed by the authors.
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Patterns of microchromosome organization remain highly conserved throughout avian evolution
Rebecca E. O’Connor,Lucas G. Kiazim,Benjamin M. Skinner,Gothami Fonseka,Sunitha Joseph,Rebecca L Jennings,Denis M. Larkin,Darren K. Griffin +7 more
TL;DR: In studying 22 avian species from 10 orders, it is established that, other than in species where microchromosomal fusion is obvious (Falconiformes and Psittaciformes), there was no evidence of micro Chromosomal rearrangement, suggesting an evolutionarily stable avian genome (karyotypic) organization.