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Shigehiro Kuraku

Researcher at National Institute of Genetics

Publications -  161
Citations -  8919

Shigehiro Kuraku is an academic researcher from National Institute of Genetics. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vertebrate & Genome. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 137 publications receiving 7366 citations. Previous affiliations of Shigehiro Kuraku include Graduate University for Advanced Studies & University of Konstanz.

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Asymmetric paralog evolution between the “cryptic” gene Bmp16 and its well-studied sister genes Bmp2 and Bmp4

TL;DR: The phylogenetic analysis complemented with synteny analyses suggests that Bmp2, -4 and -16 are remnants of a gene quartet that originated during the two rounds of whole-genome duplication (2R-WGD) early in vertebrate evolution.
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The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution

Chris T. Amemiya, +94 more
- 18 Apr 2013 - 
TL;DR: Through a phylogenomic analysis, it is concluded that the lungfish, and not the coelacanth, is the closest living relative of tetrapods.
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Sequencing of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) genome provides insights into vertebrate evolution

J. Joshua Smith, +59 more
- 01 Apr 2013 - 
TL;DR: Analyses of the assembly indicate that two whole-genome duplications likely occurred before the divergence of ancestral lamprey and gnathostome lineages, and help define key evolutionary events within vertebrate lineages.
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aLeaves facilitates on-demand exploration of metazoan gene family trees on MAFFT sequence alignment server with enhanced interactivity.

TL;DR: The work flow achieved by the seamless link between aLeaves and MAFFT provides a convenient online platform to address various questions in zoology and evolutionary biology, and minimizes redundancy for better visibility and handling in phylogenetic inference while covering relevant taxa.