Selfish chromosomal drive shapes recent centromeric histone evolution in monkeyflowers.
Centromeres are essential mediators of chromosomal segregation, but both centromeric DNA sequences and associated kinetochore proteins are paradoxically diverse across species. The selfish centromere model explains rapid evolution by both components via an arms-race scenario: centromeric DNA variant...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009418 |