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Centromere plasticity and diversity: Researchers identify a novel type of centromere organization

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. ....

Andreas Houben , Yi Tzu Kuo , Nature Communications , Leibniz Institute ,