Category Archives: Anole Genome Research

We’ll try to keep this post updated with links to coverage of the anole genome paper (please use the comments to tell us about new articles as they appear!): Commentaries: Science 2.0, Why Evolution is True, Nature, National Geographic, Dust Tracks, myFDL (are you a … Continue reading →

As the publication of the anole genome approaches, one might ask: “Just how was Anolis carolinensis selected to be the first non-avian reptile to have its genome sequenced?” Turns out that it’s a long and convoluted story, and this is … Continue reading →

Interested in transposable elements in the Anolis genome? You should be! As DNA sequences that can move about the genome, transposable elements – or TEs – are also called “jumping genes”. These are some of the most important components of … Continue reading →

With all this discussion of the green anole’s genome, it seems like a good time to remind everyone of how Anolis carolinesis came to be the model organism that it is today.  The simple answer, of course, is that A. carolinensis is the only species … Continue reading →

For information on why the anole genome is useful for evolutionary studies, go here. For information on how the genome is already being used in research, try here, here, here, here and here. For the history of discovery and study of … Continue reading →

When the genome of Anolis carolinensis is finally published, most attention will focus on how this genome, the first reptile to be sequenced (not including birds), differs from other vertebrate genomes, and what these differences may tell us about genome … Continue reading →