Simple sequence repeats drive genome plasticity and promote adaptive evolution in penaeid shrimp

This study focuses on the role of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in the evolution of the genomes of two penaeid shrimp species, Fenneropenaeus chinensis and Litopenaeus vannamei. They observed a significant expansion in SSRs in the genomes of these species (~23%) compared what is seen in other anima...

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Main Authors: Jianbo Yuan, Xiaojun Zhang, Min Wang, Yamin Sun, Chengzhang Liu, Shihao Li, Yang Yu, Yi Gao, Fei Liu, Xiaoxi Zhang, Jie Kong, Guangyi Fan, Chengsong Zhang, Lu Feng, Jianhai Xiang, Fuhua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01716-y