Over two orders of magnitude difference in rate of single chromosome loss among sundew (Drosera L., Droseraceae) lineages
R. A. Mohn, R. Zenil-Ferguson, T. A. Krueger, A. S. Fleischmann, A. T. Cross, Y. Yang
The paper examines chromosome number evolution in sundew plants, finding higher rates of single chromosome gain and loss in one subgenus compared to others, with no support for holocentromere or diploidization explanations.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2022Evolutionary Biology