Near telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies of two Chlorella species unveil the composition and evolution of centromeres in green algae

Centromeres play a crucial and conserved role in cell division, although their composition and evolutionary history in green algae, the evolutionary ancestors of land plants, remains largely unknown.

Source: BMC Genomics - April 10, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Bo Wang, Yanyan Jia, Ningxin Dang, Jie Yu, Stephen J. Bush, Shenghan Gao, Wenxi He, Sirui Wang, Hongtao Guo, Xiaofei Yang, Weimin Ma and Kai Ye Tags: Research Source Type: research