Project title
Testing links between life-history and genome evolution
Collaborators and funding
Collaborators:
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Melbourne
- Australian Research Council Discovery Project
Contact(s)
- Nathan Lo, nathan.lo@sydney.edu.au
- Maxim Adams, maxim.adams@sydney.edu.au
Project description and aims
We will perform chromosome-scale long-read genome sequencing, population genomic, molecular evolutionary, and differential expression analyses on G. nakajimai and N. insularis to:
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test the hypothesized links between inbreeding, deleterious mutation sheltering, and MSLC
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determine how neo-Y chromosomes evolve at the molecular level and whether they display differential expression compared to neo-X chromosomes
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examine the role of translocations in MSLC
Our project will provide major advances in our understanding of sex chromosome and genome evolution, which underpin biological diversification processes
How is ABLeS supporting this work?
This work is supported through the production bioinformatics scheme provided by ABLeS. The supports includes unlimited temporary storage on scratch, 5 TB long-term storage and 50 KSUs allocation per quarter.
Expected outputs enabled by participation in ABLeS
We will generate genome sequences for a number of termite species, including Australian species which are pests of wood in service. These will be deposited in genome databanks. We will publish a number of papers on the genomes of termites, and their novel chromosome structures.
These details have been provided by project members at project initiation. For more information on the project, please consult the contact(s) or project links above.