The Fence Lizard Genome is Available!
- schwartztonia
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min read

A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology
GigaScience, Volume 10, Issue 10, October 2021, giab066, https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giab066
Thanks to all our collaborators helping us pull this together!
Aundrea K Westfall,Rory S Telemeco,Mariana B Grizante,Damien S Waits,Amanda D Clark,Dasia Y Simpson,Randy L Klabacka,Alexis P Sullivan,George H Perry,Michael W Sears,
Christian L Cox, Robert M Cox, Matthew E Gifford, Henry B John-Alder, Tracy Langkilde, Michael J Angilletta, Jr, Adam D Leaché, Marc Tollis, Kenro Kusumi, Tonia S Schwartz
The publication of the Fence Lizard genome is a significant milestone for scientists who research evolution, adaptation, and the impacts of climate. There's just so much data to process, however, and things can quickly become overwhelming. That's when it makes sense to think things like "Do my statistic class for me"—because things don't always balance out.
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