Comparative genomic analyses of vertebrate non-coding regions to study convergence of limbless-ness in snakes and caecilia.

根据去年在我的研究实验室获得的一些初步结果，这个项目有所改变。我们最初计划研究基因融合，但在这方面取得了重大进展，为了吸收更多乔丹的兴趣，我们现在开始研究脊椎动物基因组进化的非蛋白编码元素。在这个项目中，我们将确定蛇和caeclia之间是否共享其他保守的非编码元素的变化，以及这可能如何影响它们的共同形态。

The project has altered based on some preliminary results obtained in my research lab past year. We had initially planned to look at gene fusions but have made significant progress on that front and to incorporate more of Jordan's interests we have moved on now to examine the non-protein coding elements of genome evolution on vertebrates. In this project we will determine if changes in otherwise conserved non-coding elements are shared between snakes and caeclia and how this may impact upon their shared morphology.