Holocentric chromosomes have evolved independently from X-shaped monocentric chromosomes multiple times in both animals and plants, but the mechanism behind the centromere-type transition is unknown. Now, an international research team has assembled the chromosome-scale reference genome and analyzed the holocentromere organization of the lilioid Chionographis japonica.
Plant Breeding: Using Invisible Chromosomes to Pass on Packages of Positive Traits
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Speeding up evolution at genome-level by alternative chromosome configuration
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Protein complex SMC ensures dynamics of holocentromeres
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