The slowdown of Y chromosome expansion in dioecious Silene latifolia due to DNA loss and male-specific silencing of retrotransposons

The slowdown of Y chromosome expansion in dioecious Silene latifolia due to DNA loss and male-specific silencing of retrotransposons

Abstract Background The rise and fall of the Y chromosome was demonstrated in animals but plants often possess the large evolutionarily young Y chromosome that is thought has expanded recently. Break-even points dividing expansion and shrinkage phase of plant Y chromosome evolution are still to be d...

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Main Authors: Janka Puterova, Zdenek Kubat, Eduard Kejnovsky, Wojciech Jesionek, Jana Cizkova, Boris Vyskot, Roman Hobza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Epigenetics
Genome size
Silene latifolia
Transposable elements
Y chromosome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4547-7

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