The Stat (signal transducer and activator of transcription) gene family plays a vital role in regulating immunity and the processes of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis across diverse organisms. Although the functions of Stat genes in immunity have been extensively documented in many mammals, limited data are available for reptiles. We used phylogenetic analysis to identify eight putative members of the St...

Population‐scale genome resequencing of endangered animals may contribute to gaining an understanding of how genomes vary as population sizes become smaller, as well as the functional implications of such variation. In this study, we analysed structural variations and gene presence and absence variations in the genomes of population of the endangered crocodile lizards. We found that the frequencies of some genes showed signifi...