Complex chromosome rearrangements, known as chromoanagenesis, are widespread in
cancer. Based on large-scale DNA sequencing of human tumours, the most frequent type of …

Over the last decade, new types of massive and complex chromosomal rearrangements
based on the chaotic shattering and restructuring of chromosomes have been identified in …

Structural variants (SVs) are a largely unexplored feature of plant genomes. Little is known
about the type and size of SVs, their distribution among individuals and, especially, their …

Somatic variations are a major source of genetic diversification in asexual plants, and
underpin clonal evolution and the breeding of asexual crops. Sweet orange is a model …

Prunus species include many important perennial fruit crops, such as peach, plum, apricot,
and related wild species. Here, we report de novo genome assemblies for five species …

The necessity to adapt to climate change is even stronger for grapevine than for other crops,
because grape berry composition—a key determinant of fruit and wine quality, typicity and …

Background Vegetatively propagated clones accumulate somatic mutations. The purpose of
this study was to better appreciate clone diversity and involved defining the nature of …

A bud sport is a lateral shoot, inflorescence or single flower/fruit with a visibly different
phenotype from the rest of the plant. The new phenotype is often caused by a stable somatic …

Designated under the name of chromoanagenesis, the phenomena of chromothripsis,
chromanasynthesis and chromoplexy constitute new types of complex rearrangements …

Recent excavations of Late Antiquity settlements in the Negev Highlands of southern Israel
uncovered a society that established commercial-scale viticulture in an arid environment [D …