Assembly of the 81.6 Mb centromere of pea chromosome 6 elucidates the structure and evolution of metapolycentric chromosomes.

Centromeres in the legume genera Pisum and Lathyrus exhibit unique morphological characteristics, including extended primary constrictions and multiple separate domains of centromeric chromatin. These so-called metapolycentromeres resemble an intermediate form between monocentric and holocentric typ...

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Hoofdauteurs: Jiří Macas, Laura Ávila Robledillo, Jonathan Kreplak, Petr Novák, Andrea Koblížková, Iva Vrbová, Judith Burstin, Pavel Neumann
Formaat: Artikel
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-02-01
Reeks:PLoS Genetics
Online toegang:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010633