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Establishment of the chromid database and analysis of evolutionary research.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 6 Apr 2026
Liao Yi, Wang Boyan, Li Yuhui, Ni Wei, Li Xia, Hu Shengwei
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In bacterial multireplicon genomes, in addition to the main chromosome, there is a widespread class of secondary replicons with a distinct evolutionary status known as chromids. These elements possess plasmid-like replication and partitioning systems, while their nucleotide composition and gene functions are highly similar to those of the main chromosome. Therefore, chromids are considered to play important roles...
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