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An atlas of fish genome evolution reveals delayed rediploidization following the teleost whole-genome duplication

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Abstract

Teleost fishes are ancient tetraploids descended from an ancestral whole-genome duplication that may have contributed to the impressive diversification of this clade. Whole-genome duplications can occur via self-doubling (autopolyploidy) or via hybridization between different species (allopolyploidy). The mode of tetraploidization conditions evolutionary processes by which duplicated genomes return to diploid meiotic pairing, and subsequent genetic divergence of duplicated genes (cytological and genetic rediploidization). How teleosts became tetraploid remains unresolved, leaving a fundamental gap in the interpretation of their functional evolution. As a result of the whole-genome duplication, identifying orthologous and paralogous genomic regions across teleosts is challenging, hindering genome-wide investigations into their polyploid history. Here, we combine tailored gene phylogeny methodology together with a state-of-the-art ancestral karyotype reconstruction to establish the first high-resolution comparative atlas of paleopolyploid regions across 74 teleost genomes. We then leverage this atlas to investigate how rediploidization occurred in teleosts at the genome-wide level. We uncover that some duplicated regions maintained tetraploidy for more than 60 million years, with three chromosome pairs diverging genetically only after the separation of major teleost families. This evidence suggests that the teleost ancestor was an autopolyploid. Further, we find evidence for biased gene retention along several duplicated chromosomes, contradicting current paradigms that asymmetrical evolution is specific to allopolyploids. Altogether, our results offer novel insights into genome evolutionary dynamics following ancient polyploidizations in vertebrates.

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The paper builds a comparative atlas of teleost-specific whole-genome duplication (TGD) regions across 74 teleost genomes using WGD-aware gene trees and ancestral karyotype reconstruction. It finds delayed rediploidization of entire chromosomes and biased gene retention, suggesting the teleost ancestor was an autopolyploid.

Key findings

  • The atlas integrates 70%–90% of each genome into 24,938 postduplication gene families across 74 teleosts; TGD ohnolog retention varies from 33% in arowana to 19% in cod.
  • Ancestral chromosome pairs 3, 10, and 11 show significantly enriched sequence-synteny conflicts, and entire chromosomes continued exchanging genetic material for at least 60 million years after the TGD; among 5557 tested gene trees, 638 favored early ohnolog resolution (AORe), 1361 favored late resolution (LORe), and 3558 were not significantly different.
  • Biased gene retention was found on ancestral chromosome pairs 3, 4, 7, 11, and 13, with weaker evidence for pairs 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9, but not for pairs 1, 10, and 12; this bias was not explained by differences in selective pressure or gene expression.
  • Zebrafish “a”/“b” gene suffixes are inconsistent with TGD history: 43% would need reassignment, and only 26% of zebrafish genes have such suffixes in ZFIN, whereas the atlas annotates retained paralogs for 84% of zebrafish genes.

Methods

  • Data and tree reconstruction: 101 vertebrate genomes including 74 teleosts; 26,692 gene families analyzed with TreeBeST, ProfileNJ, and SCORPiOs using bowfin and spotted gar as outgroups; ancestral karyotype from Nakatani and McLysaght (2017) combined with the FishComparativeAtlas pipeline.
  • Rediploidization analysis: a reduced 33-genome set with three Osteoglossiformes and three Clupeocephala plus outgroups; SCORPiOs LORelEi used diagnostic sequence-synteny conflicts and likelihood AU-tests comparing AORe and LORe topologies on 5557 gene families.
  • Supporting analyses: gene retention in 10-gene windows using gar/bowfin gene order as ancestral proxy; dN/dS RELAX tests on 1263 ohnolog pairs; expression from PhyloFish across 11 tissues; ZFIN suffix comparison.

Limitations

  • Stated: ancestral chromosome assignments depend on the state-of-the-art pre-TGD reconstruction, and precise gene delineations may change; the atlas is based on gene family tree models that are sometimes inaccurate or incomplete, with 2832 gene trees flagged as sequence-synteny inconsistent and potentially less reliable.
  • Evident: gene retention analysis assumes outgroup gene order approximates ancestral teleost gene order, and the “a”/“b” chromosome labels are arbitrary and should not be interpreted as distinct parental subgenomes.

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  • Premisecitation

    Ancestral gene order is particularly difficult to reconstruct in teleosts because of an elevated rate of microsyntenic rearrangements and gene copy losses.

    “Because ancestral gene order is particularly difficult to reconstruct in teleosts because of an elevated rate of microsyntenic rearrangements and gene copy losses (Inoue et al. 2015; Nakatani and McLysaght 2017)”
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      The Discussion reports rapid gene-copy loss and extensive rearrangements in the ancestral teleost genome after whole-genome duplication. It does not establish an elevated rate of specifically microsyntenic rearrangements or state that these changes make ancestral gene order particularly difficult to reconstruct. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    • cites Nakatani and McLysaght 2017 source
  • Interpretationown data

    Our results provide the first genome-wide support for delayed rediploidization in teleosts following the TGD.

    “Our results provide the first genome-wide support for delayed rediploidization in teleosts following the TGD, previously suggested as one potential explanation for the enigmatic evolutionary history of the Hox and rhodopsin genes in teleosts, and of several gene families in eels (Martin and Holland 2014; Nakamura et al. 2017; Rozenfeld et al. 2019).”
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  • Findingown data

    The other homeologs appear as a mix of localized AORe and LORe regions, suggesting that rediploidization was ongoing.

    “The other homeologs appear as a mix of localized AORe and LORe regions, suggesting that rediploidization was ongoing.”
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  • Findingown data

    Zebrafish genes reassigned to a different ancestral chromosome in the comparative map are not overrepresented in synteny-inconsistent trees (7% vs. 14% for all zebrafish genes).

    “Zebrafish genes reassigned to a different ancestral chromosome in our comparative map are not overrepresented in synteny-inconsistent trees (7% vs. 14% for all zebrafish genes)”
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  • Findingown data

    The 26,692 WGD-aware teleost gene trees predict that the ancestral genome of teleost fish contained 46,206 genes after the duplication event.

    “These 26,692 WGD-aware teleost gene trees predict that the ancestral genome of teleost fish contained 46,206 genes after the duplication event, in line with the latest estimates from the Ensembl database (49,255 ancestral teleost genes in release v100; Methods).”
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    Premisecitation

    26% of all zebrafish genes are still retained as duplicated ohnologs.

    “For instance, 26% of all zebrafish genes are still retained as duplicated ohnologs (Howe et al. 2013).”
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    Premisecitation

    SCORPiOs significantly improves gene tree accuracy after a WGD event.

    “We have previously shown that SCORPiOs significantly improves gene tree accuracy after a WGD event (Parey et al. 2020), and we found only few discrepancies between megabase-scale regions predicted to descend from the same ancestral chromosome from Nakatani and McLysaght (2017) and paralogy relationships predicted at gene-to-gene resolution by our gene trees.”
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    Findingown data

    The col12a1a-col12a1b ohnologs had stopped recombining and accumulated independent substitutions by the time Osteoglossiformes and Clupeocephala diverged.

    “For example, the col12a1a - col12a1b ohnologs had stopped recombining and accumulated independent substitutions by the time Osteoglossiformes and Clupeocephala diverged (Fig. 2C).”
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    Findingown data

    Ancestral chromosome pairs 3, 10, and 11 had not yet rediploidized when teleosts started diversifying, with large runs of LORe ohnologous families spanning the entire length of their descendant chromosomes in medaka (Chromosomes 2, 3, 6, 21, and 23).

    “This visualization revealed that ancestral chromosome pairs 3, 10, and 11 had not yet rediploidized when teleosts started diversifying, with large runs of LORe ohnologous families spanning the entire length of their descendant chromosomes in medaka (Chromosomes 2, 3, 6, 21, and 23).”
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    Findingown data

    Biased gene retention occurred along several duplicated chromosomes after the TGD.

    “Further, we find evidence for biased gene retention along several duplicated chromosomes”
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    Findingown data

    Some duplicated regions, including entire chromosomes, maintained tetraploidy and continued exchanging genetic material for at least 60 million years after the TGD, with three chromosome pairs diverging only after the separation of major teleost families.

    “We uncover that some duplicated regions maintained tetraploidy for more than 60 million years, with three chromosome pairs diverging genetically only after the separation of major teleost families.”
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      “Altogether, we provide the first evidence that entire chromosomes experienced delayed rediploidization in teleosts and continued to exchange genetic material between homeologs for at least 60 million years after the teleost whole genome duplication.”
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    Findingown data

    Ancestral chromosome pairs 3, 10, and 11 are significantly enriched in sequence-synteny conflicts (P < 0.05, hypergeometric tests corrected for multiple testing).

    “Three anciently duplicated chromosome pairs (3, 10, and 11) are significantly enriched in sequence-synteny conflicts”
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    Findingnone given

    The map1aa-map1ab TGD ohnologs presumably still recombined when the taxa diverged, and both ohnologs diverged independently later on in each lineage.

    “On the other hand, the map1aa - map1ab TGD ohnologs presumably still recombined when the taxa diverged, and both ohnologs diverged independently later on in each lineage (Fig. 2D).”
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    Findingown data

    For 638 gene trees, the early resolution topology (AORe) was significantly more likely, whereas the late resolution topology (LORe) was favored for 1361 trees; no significant differences were found for the remaining 3558 trees.

    “For 638 gene trees, the early resolution topology (AORe) was significantly more likely, whereas the late resolution topology (LORe) was favored for 1361 trees (likelihood AU-tests, alternative topology rejected at α = 0.05; no significant differences for the remaining 3558 trees).”
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    Findingown data

    9% of zebrafish genes differ in ancestral chromosome assignation between the comparative map and the pre-TGD karyotype, versus 2%-3% in medaka, tetraodon, or stickleback.

    “We found that 9% of zebrafish genes differ in ancestral chromosome assignation between our comparative map and the pre-TGD karyotype, versus 2%–3% in medaka, tetraodon, or stickleback.”
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    Findingown data

    Teleost fishes vary substantially in their retention of duplicated gene copies (ohnologs) since the TGD, which make up 33% of the arowana genome but only 19% of the cod genome.

    “The atlas reveals that teleost fishes vary substantially in their retention of duplicated gene copies (ohnologs) since the TGD, which make up 33% of the arowana genome but only 19% of the cod genome (Supplemental Table S2).”
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    Findingown data

    We identified 8144 teleost gene subtrees out of 17,493 (47%) that were inconsistent with synteny information, of which 5611 could be corrected (32% of all subtrees).

    “We identified 8144 teleost gene subtrees out of 17,493 (47%) that were inconsistent with synteny information, of which 5611 could be corrected (32% of all subtrees).”
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    Findingnone given

    The corrected-to-inconsistent tree ratio (69%) is comparable to our previous application of SCORPiOs to fish data.

    “We note that the corrected-to-inconsistent tree ratio (69%) is comparable to our previous application of SCORPiOs to fish data.”
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    Findingown data

    Homeologs with significant differences in selective pressure correspond only to two out of six chromosomes showing strongly biased gene retention (n = 13; P = 0.1923; Fisher's exact test), with nonsignificant differences in selective pressure in the same direction as the gene retention bias for two chromosome pairs (4 and 11) and in the opposite direction for the two others (3 and 7).

    “However, homeologs with significant differences in selective pressure correspond only to two out of six chromosomes showing strongly biased gene retention (n = 13; P = 0.1923; Fisher's exact test), with nonsignificant differences in selective pressure in the same direction as the gene retention bias for two chromosome pairs (4 and 11) and in the opposite direction for the two others (3 and 7).”
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    Findingcitation

    The proportion of errors in initial sequence-based gene trees is in line with our previous application of SCORPiOs to a data set of 47 teleost species.

    “Similarly, the proportion of errors in initial sequence-based gene trees is in line with our previous application of SCORPiOs to a data set of 47 teleost species (Parey et al. 2020).”
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    Findingnone given

    In the comparative atlas, "a" and "b" labels are arbitrarily assigned to duplicated chromosomes, such that genes descended from Chromosomes 1a and 1b could be swapped to 1b and 1a.

    “In the comparative atlas, “a” and “b” labels are arbitrarily assigned to duplicated chromosomes; that is, genes descended from Chromosomes 1a and 1b could be swapped to 1b and 1a.”
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    Findingnone given

    The comparative genomic atlas is the first resource that allows an in-depth, genome-wide analysis of the TGD and the early genome evolution processes that followed it.

    “The comparative genomic atlas is the first resource that allows an in-depth, genome-wide analysis of the TGD, and in particular of the early genome evolution processes that followed after the TGD.”
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    Premisecitation

    All teleost fish species are paleopolyploids descended from an ancient whole-genome duplication dated at approximately 320 Mya.

    “All teleost fish species are paleopolyploids descended from an ancient round of whole-genome duplication (WGD), dated at approximately 320 Mya (Jaillon et al. 2004).”
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    • cites Jaillon et al. 2004 source
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    Premisenone given

    Cytological rediploidization, the return to bivalent meiotic pairing, is necessary to enable diploid inheritance of two distinct duplicated regions in the genome.

    “Cytological rediploidization, that is, the return to bivalent meiotic pairing, is necessary to enable the diploid inheritance of two distinct duplicated regions in the genome.”
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    Premisecitation

    Maintenance of tetraploidy for millions of years over entire homeologs has been previously shown following autotetraploidization events in salmonids and Acipenseriformes.

    “Maintenance of tetraploidy for millions of years over entire homeologs has been previously shown following autotetraploidization events in salmonids and Acipenseriformes (Robertson et al. 2017; Gundappa et al. 2022; Redmond et al. 2022).”
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    • cites Gundappa et al. 2022

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    Premisecitation

    Whole-genome duplication can arise through autopolyploidization or allopolyploidization, with different consequences on subsequent genome evolution.

    “WGD can arise through two mechanisms: autopolyploidization (within or between populations of a single species) or allopolyploidization (after hybridization of related species), with different consequences on subsequent genome evolution (Stebbins 1947; Mason and Wendel 2020).”
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    Premisecitation

    It remains unclear whether the teleost whole-genome duplication corresponds to an ancestral auto- or allotetraploidization event.

    “It remains unclear whether the teleost whole-genome duplication corresponds to an ancestral auto- or an allotetraploidization event, a significant gap in our understanding of the early vertebrate evolutionary processes that led to the diversification of teleosts (Martin and Holland 2014; Conant 2020).”
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    Premisereasoning

    Young autopolyploid genomes are characterized by multivalent meiotic behavior and tetrasomic inheritance, with recombination and gene conversion occurring between homeologous chromosomes.

    “Because of the initial sequence similarity between duplicated chromosomes (homeologs), young autopolyploid genomes are characterized by multivalent meiotic behavior and tetrasomic inheritance, with recombination and gene conversion occurring between homeologous chromosomes.”
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    In autopolyploidy, gene losses are expected to affect both homeologs equally owing to their high similarity.

    “Conversely, in the case of autopolyploidy, gene losses are expected to affect both homeologs equally owing to their high similarity.”
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    Homeologous exchange events typically concern a minor fraction of allopolyploid genomes (<3%) and have never been shown to be maintained over millions of years.

    “These events typically concern a minor fraction of allopolyploid genomes (<3%), and have never been shown to be maintained over millions of years.”
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    Premisecitation

    Previous characterizations of double-conserved syntenic regions in teleosts were limited to regions of highly conserved gene order or small species sets; the largest multispecies data set comprised eight fish species and included about 29% of all genes in DCS regions.

    “Previous characterizations of DCS regions in teleosts were therefore limited to regions of highly conserved gene order or small species sets: the largest multispecies data set comprised eight fish species and included ∼29% of all genes in DCS regions (Conant 2020).”
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    In salmonids and Acipenseriformes, rediploidization has been an extended process, with some duplicated genomic regions quickly restoring diploid behavior and others maintaining tetraploidy for tens of millions of years.

    “In these clades, rediploidization has been an extended process, with some duplicated genomic regions quickly restoring diploid behavior, whereas others have maintained tetraploidy for tens of millions of years.”
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    Premisecitation

    Localized homeologous exchanges have been observed in allopolyploids, including allopolyploid crops and paleopolyploid carps.

    “Localized homeologous exchanges, in which sequences from one subgenome are substituted by sequences from the other, have been observed in allopolyploids, including allopolyploid crops and paleopolyploid carps (Lloyd et al. 2018; Li et al. 2021).”
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    Premisecitation

    The ancestral teleost karyotype comprised 13 chromosomes.

    “According to the state-of-the-art reference, this ancestral teleost karyotype comprised 13 chromosomes (Nakatani and McLysaght 2017).”
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    Unequal gene retention after allotetraploidization has been linked to differences in transposable element repertoires and epigenetic silencing in the two subgenomes.

    “This unequal gene retention has been linked to differences in transposable element repertoires and epigenetic silencing in the two subgenomes, and orients further functional evolution.”
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    After allopolyploidization events, the extent of duplicated chromosome pairing depends on genetic similarity between the parental genomes.

    “In contrast, after allopolyploidization events, the extent of duplicated chromosome pairing depends on genetic similarity between the parental genomes.”
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    Interpretationown data

    The teleost comparative genomic atlas represents a reliable, comprehensive, and robust resource for fish genomics.

    “The teleost comparative genomic atlas represents therefore a reliable, comprehensive, and robust resource for fish genomics.”
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    Premisecitation

    Genes on silenced chromosome copies are expressed at lower levels, and therefore subjected to lower selective pressures and ultimately to pseudogenization.

    “Genes on silenced chromosome copies are expressed at lower levels, and therefore subjected to lower selective pressures and ultimately to pseudogenization.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    The TGD is likely an autopolyploidization event.

    “As the TGD is likely an autopolyploidization event, “a” and “b” correspond to different chromosome copies and are interchangeable for each chromosome pair—“a” and “b” chromosomes should not be interpreted as distinct parental subgenomes of allopolyploidization.”
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    Interpretationown data

    The atlas is generally accurate.

    “This suggests that the atlas is generally accurate.”
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    Premisecitation

    ZFIN guidelines recommend that adjacent genes should carry the same suffix when they belong to a continuous syntenic block inherited since the TGD, sometimes called syntelogs.

    “ZFIN guidelines recommend that adjacent genes should carry the same suffix when they belong to a continuous syntenic block inherited since the TGD, sometimes called syntelogs (Zhao et al. 2017).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The precise delineation of genes descending from each of the 13 ancestral groups may be subject to modifications as the field evolves.

    “There is a general consensus that the ancestral teleost genome contained 13 chromosomes (Kasahara et al. 2007; Nakatani and McLysaght 2017)—however, the precise delineation of genes descending from each of those 13 groups may be subject to modifications as the field evolves, which may lead to updates in the ancestral assignations of the regions in the comparative atlas.”
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    Premisecitation

    ZFIN provides manually curated, high-quality reference annotations for zebrafish genes and implements rigorous conventions for gene naming.

    “The Zebrafish Information Network (ZFIN) provides manually curated, high-quality reference annotations for zebrafish genes and implements rigorous conventions for gene naming (Ruzicka et al. 2019).”
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    Premisecitation

    TreeBeST systematically infers a number of gene duplication nodes that are overly old and poorly supported.

    “Although TreeBeST remains the most efficient method to build gene trees for large data sets (Noutahi et al. 2016), it systematically infers a number of gene duplication nodes that are overly old and poorly supported (Hahn 2007).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    "a" and "b" correspond to different chromosome copies and are interchangeable for each chromosome pair.

    “As the TGD is likely an autopolyploidization event, “a” and “b” correspond to different chromosome copies and are interchangeable for each chromosome pair—“a” and “b” chromosomes should not be interpreted as distinct parental subgenomes of allopolyploidization.”
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    Interpretationcitation

    Genes in genomic regions that showed delayed rediploidization should be considered as tetralogs rather than paralogs and orthologs.

    “As such, “a” and “b” gene assignments are not informative of the underlying sequence information contained in genomic regions that showed delayed rediploidization, and these genes should be considered as tetralogs rather than paralogs and orthologs (Martin and Holland 2014; Robertson et al. 2017).”
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    Premisecitation

    There is a general consensus that the ancestral teleost genome contained 13 chromosomes.

    “There is a general consensus that the ancestral teleost genome contained 13 chromosomes (Kasahara et al. 2007; Nakatani and McLysaght 2017)—however, the precise delineation of genes descending from each of those 13 groups may be subject to modifications as the field evolves, which may lead to updates in the ancestral assignations of the regions in the comparative atlas.”
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    Premisecitation

    Biased gene retention is generally considered a hallmark of allopolyploidization.

    “Biased gene retention is generally considered a hallmark of allopolyploidization (Garsmeur et al. 2014), but has mostly been observed in plants, and the mechanisms of gene retention in polyploid vertebrate genomes may differ.”
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    Premisecitation

    Previous observations on a limited subset of genes suggested that the ancestral teleost genome experienced biased gene retention after the TGD.

    “Previous observations on a limited subset of genes have suggested that the ancestral teleost genome has experienced biased gene retention after the TGD (Conant 2020).”
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    RELAX estimates dN/dS distributions across sites on the sets of "a" and "b" branches and fits a selection intensity parameter "k", which captures the extent of selection intensification (k > 1) or relaxation (k < 1).

    “Briefly, RELAX estimates dN/dS distributions across sites on the sets of “a” and “b” branches and fits a selection intensity parameter “k”, which captures the extent of selection intensification (k > 1) or relaxation (k < 1).”
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    • cites Wertheim et al. 2015 source
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    Premisecitation

    Previous studies have highlighted that allopolyploid subgenomes are often subjected to asymmetrical evolution, whereas in autopolyploids all chromosome copies are highly similar and equally affected by rediploidization.

    “Previous studies have highlighted the contrasting genomic implications of allopolyploidization and autopolyploidization, in which the two subgenomes of allopolyploids are often—although not systematically—subjected to asymmetrical evolution, whereas in autopolyploids all chromosome copies are highly similar and equally affected by the rediploidization process (Garsmeur et al. 2014; Cheng et al. 2”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Garsmeur et al. 2014

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites Cheng et al. 2018 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Premisecitation

    Biased gene retention has mostly been observed in plants.

    “Biased gene retention is generally considered a hallmark of allopolyploidization (Garsmeur et al. 2014), but has mostly been observed in plants, and the mechanisms of gene retention in polyploid vertebrate genomes may differ.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Garsmeur et al. 2014

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Premisecitation

    After whole-genome duplication, duplicated gene copies can diverge and undergo specialized evolution by partitioning ancestral functions (subfunctionalization) or acquiring new expression patterns (neofunctionalization).

    “After whole-genome duplication, duplicated gene copies can diverge and undergo specialized evolution by partitioning ancestral functions (subfunctionalization) or acquiring new expression patterns (neofunctionalization) (Ohno et al. 1968; Force et al. 1999; Lynch and Conery 2000).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 3 sources checked
    • cites Ohno et al. 1968

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites Force et al. 1999 source
    • cites Lynch and Conery 2000 source
  • It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationown data

    The same chromosomes can initially recombine and then experience biased gene retention.

    “We highlight that biased gene retention cannot be considered as reliable evidence in favor of allopolyploidization in vertebrates, as we provide formal evidence that the same chromosomes can initially recombine and then experience biased gene retention, suggesting that this bias is unrelated to initial sequence divergence in teleosts.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The annotations of chromosomal copies in the comparative atlas should not be misinterpreted as two distinct parental subsets.

    “First, as the ancestral teleost was a probable autotetraploid, the formal distinction between ancestral subgenomes is irrelevant, and the annotations of chromosomal copies in the comparative atlas should not be misinterpreted as two distinct parental subsets, in which all “a” chromosomes (or “b”) descend from a single parental genome.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper may give no reason why it holds. It may state two separate claims as one.

    Interpretationnone given

    As the ancestral teleost was a probable autotetraploid, the formal distinction between ancestral subgenomes is irrelevant.

    “First, as the ancestral teleost was a probable autotetraploid, the formal distinction between ancestral subgenomes is irrelevant, and the annotations of chromosomal copies in the comparative atlas should not be misinterpreted as two distinct parental subsets, in which all “a” chromosomes (or “b”) descend from a single parental genome.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Interpretationown data

    These flagged areas may represent areas in which the comparative atlas is either less reliable or biologically less informative.

    “However, we note that SCORPiOs flagged 2832 gene trees in which sequence identity relationships are inconsistent with their local syntenic context, which may represent areas in which the comparative atlas is either less reliable or biologically less informative.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim. The authors may not put it forward as true.

    Premisecitation

    Previous observations have suggested that biased gene retention in allopolyploid genomes reflects partial epigenetic silencing of one parental subgenome.

    “Previous observations have suggested that biased gene retention in allopolyploid genomes reflects partial epigenetic silencing of one parental subgenome (Freeling et al. 2012; Bird et al. 2021).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Freeling et al. 2012 source
    • cites Bird et al. 2021

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.

    Study design and conductnone given

    The assignations to ancestral chromosomes before the TGD are only as good as the state-of-the-art ancestral genome reconstruction.

    “First, the assignations to ancestral chromosomes before the TGD are only as good as the state-of-the-art ancestral genome reconstruction.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The teleost-specific genome duplication doubled all chromosomes and genes present in the teleost ancestor.

    “This evolutionary event, referred to as the teleost-specific genome duplication (TGD), doubled all chromosomes and genes present in the teleost ancestor.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    After a whole-genome duplication, orthologous genes are expected to be embedded in orthologous neighborhoods.

    “After a WGD, orthologous genes are expected to be embedded in orthologous neighborhoods.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    ZFIN gene names are propagated to orthologous genes in other teleost genomes, providing the basis of the entire teleost gene nomenclature and functional annotation transfers.

    “These gene names are then propagated to orthologous genes in other teleost genomes, providing the basis of the entire teleost gene nomenclature and functional annotation transfers.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    Consecutive genes on the outgroup genome, all assigned to the same preduplication chromosome, represent the ancestral gene order.

    “Here, we make the assumption that consecutive genes on the outgroup genome, all assigned to the same preduplication chromosome, represent the ancestral gene order.”
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Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.

  • Expression analysis points to the selective-pressure figure panel

    Minor

    The expression-analysis method cites Figure 3C, but the figure caption assigns selective pressure to panel C and average expression to panel D.

  • Vertebrate genome count includes nonvertebrates

    Minor

    The listed genomes total 101, but only 96 are vertebrates: 74 teleosts, two other fish, and 20 other vertebrates. The remaining five are explicitly described as nonvertebrates.

    Reported 101 · recomputed 96

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Citations

Cites

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Research works printed but not linked: 2

  1. 10.1101/2022.04.07.487469v1 · DOI
  2. 10.1101/2022.05.16.492067v1 · DOI

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Metadata

Authors
Parey, E., Louis, A., Montfort, J., Guiguen, Y., Crollius, H. R., & Berthelot, C.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
Corresponding author
  • Crollius, Hugues Roest
  • Berthelot, Camille
Venue
Genome Research
Published
2022-08-12
Volume
32
Issue
9
Pages
1685-1697
ISSN
  • 1088-9051 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5469
OpenAlex
W4290948790
Cited by
83
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 2
Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Genome Research (publishedVersion)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) GenoFish (ANR-16-CE12-0035-02)
  • French Government
  • ANR (ANR–10–LABX– 54)
  • MEMOLIFE (ANR–10–IDEX–0001–02)
  • PSL* Research University
  • Horizon 2020 (817923)
  • AQUA-FAANG
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genome Rearrangement Algorithms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
teleosts, whole-genome duplication, rediploidization, paleopolyploidy, autopolyploidy, allopolyploidy, ancestral karyotype reconstruction, gene phylogeny, tetraploidy, genome evolution, comparative genomics
MeSH terms
Animals, Fishes, Phylogeny, Polyploidy, Genome, Evolution, Molecular, Gene Duplication, Tetraploidy

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