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Somatic-to-germline transmission of horizontally acquired extrachromosomal circular DNA in Brassica graft chimeras
2026-05-12
Abstract excerpt
Whether somatically acquired traits can contribute to heritable variation has remained an open question in plant biology for over a century. Here, using graft-induced periclinal chimeras between Brassica juncea and Brassica oleracea , we identified extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) as mobile genetic elements capable of crossing histological boundaries and entering the germline. We demonstrated that grafting...
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- DOI
- 10.64898/2026.05.08.723653