Publications by authors named "Jody M Taft"
Article Synopsis
- The study explores whether single mitochondrial genes can effectively serve as substitutes for full mitogenomes in creating phylogenetic trees, focusing on southern African dwarf chameleons.
- It finds that several individual mitochondrial genes provide similar phylogenetic results to the complete mitogenome, indicating their reliability as markers for phylogenetic analysis.
- Conversely, a commonly used short gene fragment produced differing results and should be avoided in future phylogenetic research.
A complete and high-quality reference genome has become a fundamental tool for the study of functional, comparative, and evolutionary genomics. However, efforts to produce high-quality genomes for African taxa are lagging given the limited access to sufficient resources and technologies. The southern African dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) are a relatively young lineage, with a large body of evidence demonstrating the highly adaptive capacity of these lizards.
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