Chromosome-level genome assembly and Oligo-FISH confirmation of chromosome models for the Tasmanian snow skink Carinascincus ocellatus (Scincidae, Eugongylinae)
Our study establishes C. ocellatus as a genomic model for skinks and positions Oligo-FISH as a scalable, cost-effective, and broadly applicable approach for chromosome-level genome validation. By applying it across species, we demonstrate the method's potential to support more reliable genome reconstruction and comparative genomic analyses.
Authors
- Erik Wapstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2050-8026)
- Oleg Simakov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-4511)
- Francisco de Menezes Cavalcante Sassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5699-5789)
- Christopher P. Burridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8185-6091)
- Paul A. Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6282-0472)
- Tariq Ezaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4763-1347)
- Marcelo de Bello Cioffi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-1464)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Southwest University (CN)
- École Pratique des Hautes Études (FR)
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos (BR)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive (FR)
- Tasmanian Land Conservancy (AU)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02402-9
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Wien