About Nagarjun Vijay
Computational genomics, Evolution, Speciation, Population genomics, gene loss, chicken,
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Looking for What Isn’t There: Exploring Gene Loss in Squamate Lineages
Our recent study, published in BMC Biology, reveals that squamate reptiles have lost dozens of genes once deeply conserved across vertebrates through chromosomal rearrangements and segmental deletions that have reshaped their genome architecture over evolutionary time.
Behind the scenes: when a “metabolic master” keeps disappearing
Every gene has a personality in the literature. Some are divas, some are wallflowers, and some are the kind that show up everywhere, do a little bit of everything, and leave everyone arguing afterward.