Background The growing wealth of knowledge on whole-plant genome sequences is
highlighting the key role of transposable elements (TEs) in plant evolution, as a driver of …

Transposable elements (TEs) are genomic units able to move within the genome of virtually
all organisms. Due to their natural repetitive numbers and their high structural diversity, the …

Allotetraploid cotton is an economically important natural-fiber-producing crop worldwide.
After polyploidization, Gossypium hirsutum L. evolved to produce a higher fiber yield and to …

Structural variations (SVs) have long been described as being involved in the origin,
adaption, and domestication of species. However, the underlying genetic and genomic …

Centromeres are the specialized regions of the chromosomes that direct faithful
chromosome segregation during cell division. Despite their functional conservation …

Centromeres are essential chromosomal regions that mediate kinetochore assembly and
spindle attachments during cell division. Despite their functional conservation, centromeres …

Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) is a valuable fruit crop in the Rosaceae family and a hybrid
between progenitors closely related to extant Prunus fruticosa (ground cherry) and Prunus …

Members of the genus Juglans are monecious wind-pollinated trees in the family
Juglandaceae with highly heterozygous genomes, which greatly complicates genome …

Centromere positioning and organization are crucial for genome evolution; however,
research on centromere biology is largely influenced by the quality of available genome …

Background SNPs are the most abundant polymorphism type, and have been explored in
many crop genomic studies, including rice and maize. SNP discovery in allotetraploid cotton …