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The Evolutionary Consequences of Transposon-Related Pericentromer Expansion in Melon.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jun 2018
Morata Jordi, Tormo Marc, Alexiou Konstantinos G, Vives Cristina, Ramos-Onsins Sebastián E, Garcia-Mas Jordi, Casacuberta Josep M
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements (TEs) are a major driver of plant genome evolution. A part from being a rich source of new genes and regulatory sequences, TEs can also affect plant genome evolution by modifying genome size and shaping chromosome structure. TEs tend to concentrate in heterochromatic pericentromeric regions and their proliferation may expand these regions. Here, we show that after the split of melon and...
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