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Analysis of retrotransposon abundance, diversity and distribution in holocentric Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) genomes.
Annals of botany - 1 Aug 2018
de Souza Thaíssa B, Chaluvadi Srinivasa R, Johnen Lucas, Marques André, González-Elizondo M Socorro, Bennetzen Jeffrey L, Vanzela André L L
Abstract excerpt
Background and Aims: Long terminal repeat-retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) comprise a large portion of plant genomes, with massive repeat blocks distributed across the chromosomes. Eleocharis species have holocentric chromosomes, and show a positive correlation between chromosome numbers and the amount of nuclear DNA. To evaluate the role of LTR-RTs in karyotype diversity in members of Eleocharis (subgenus Eleocharis),...
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