Small, but surprisingly repetitive genomes: transposon expansion and not polyploidy has driven a doubling in genome size in a metazoan species complex

Small, but surprisingly repetitive genomes: transposon expansion and not polyploidy has driven a doubling in genome size in a metazoan species complex

Abstract Background The causes and consequences of genome size variation across Eukaryotes, which spans five orders of magnitude, have been hotly debated since before the advent of genome sequencing. Previous studies have mostly examined variation among larger taxonomic units (e.g., orders, or gener...

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Main Authors: J. Blommaert, S. Riss, B. Hecox-Lea, D. B. Mark Welch, C. P. Stelzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Genome expansion
Cryptic species complex
Polyploidy
Transposable elements
C-value
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5859-y

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