author keywords: teleost genome duplication; holostei; longnose gar; chromosome level assembly; living fossil; transposable elements

MeSH headings : Humans; Animals; Evolution, Molecular; Fishes / genetics; Genome; Chromosomes / genetics; Phylogeny

TL;DR: The first high quality reference genome assembly and annotation of the longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) is reported, highlighting the potential utility of holostean genomes for understanding the evolution of vertebrate repetitive elements and providing a critical reference for comparative genomic studies utilizing ray-finned fish models. (via Semantic Scholar)