Publications by authors named "Ana Herraez-Perez"
Gigascience
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- Researchers assembled a high-quality chromosome-level genome for Kalloconus canariensis, a cone snail from the Canary Islands, using advanced sequencing techniques, resulting in a genome size of 2.87 Gb with 34,287 annotated gene models.
- The genome analysis revealed that over half of it consists of repetitive regions, with class I transposable elements being the most prevalent, and showed similarities in size and organization to other cone snail genomes.
- This study provides a valuable reference for understanding the evolution of conotoxin genes and the evolutionary processes that have shaped the diversity of cone snails' venoms, which comprise over 900 species.
