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Rapid amplification of four retrotransposon families promoted speciation and genome size expansion in the genus Panax.
Scientific reports - 22 Aug 2017
Lee Junki, Waminal Nomar Espinosa, Choi Hong-Il, Perumal Sampath, Lee Sang-Choon, Nguyen Van Binh, Jang Woojong, Kim Nam-Hoon, Gao Li-Zhi, Yang Tae-Jin
Abstract excerpt
Genome duplication and repeat multiplication contribute to genome evolution in plants. Our previous work identified a recent allotetraploidization event and five high-copy LTR retrotransposon (LTR-RT) families PgDel, PgTat, PgAthila, PgTork, and PgOryco in Panax ginseng. Here, using whole-genome sequences, we quantified major repeats in five Panax species and investigated their role in genome evolution. The...
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