A holocentric twist to chromosomal speciation?

K Lucek, H Augustijnen, M Escudero - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - cell.com
Chromosomal rearrangements trigger speciation by acting as barriers to gene flow.
However, the underlying theory was developed with monocentric chromosomes in mind …

Repeat-based holocentromeres influence genome architecture and karyotype evolution

PG Hofstatter, G Thangavel, T Lux, P Neumann… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The centromere represents a single region in most eukaryotic chromosomes. However,
several plant and animal lineages assemble holocentromeres along the entire chromosome …

Prediction of histone post-translational modification patterns based on nascent transcription data

Z Wang, AG Chivu, LA Choate, EJ Rice, DC Miller… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The role of histone modifications in transcription remains incompletely understood. Here, we
examine the relationship between histone modifications and transcription using …

Comparative genomics reveals the dynamics of chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera

CJ Wright, L Stevens, A Mackintosh… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Chromosomes are a central unit of genome organization. One-tenth of all described species
on Earth are butterflies and moths, the Lepidoptera, which generally possess 31 …

Celebrating Mendel, McClintock, and Darlington: on end-to-end chromosome fusions and nested chromosome fusions

MA Lysak - The Plant Cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The evolution of eukaryotic genomes is accompanied by fluctuations in chromosome
number, reflecting cycles of chromosome number increase (polyploidy and centric fissions) …

Genome sequencing reveals chromosome fusion and extensive expansion of genes related to secondary metabolism in Artemisia argyi

Y Miao, D Luo, T Zhao, H Du, Z Liu, Z Xu… - Plant biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Artemisia argyi, as famous as Artemisia annua, is a medicinal plant with huge economic
value in the genus of Artemisia and has been widely used in the world for about 3000 years …

Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies

F Cicconardi, E Milanetti, EC Pinheiro de Castro… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Heliconius butterflies, a speciose genus of Müllerian mimics, represent a classic example of
an adaptive radiation that includes a range of derived dietary, life history, physiological and …

High-density linkage maps and chromosome level genome assemblies unveil direction and frequency of extensive structural rearrangements in wood white butterflies …

L Höök, K Näsvall, R Vila, C Wiklund… - Chromosome Research, 2023 - Springer
Karyotypes are generally conserved between closely related species and large
chromosome rearrangements typically have negative fitness consequences in …

Chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera

CJ Wright, L Stevens, A Mackintosh, M Lawniczak… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Chromosomes are a central unit of genome organisation. One tenth of all described species
on Earth are Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, and these generally possess 31 holocentric …

Chromosomal fusions facilitate adaptation to divergent environments in threespine stickleback

Z Liu, M Roesti, D Marques… - Molecular biology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Chromosomal fusions are hypothesized to facilitate adaptation to divergent environments,
both by bringing together previously unlinked adaptive alleles and by creating regions of low …