The structure, function, and evolution of a complete human chromosome 8
Glennis A. Logsdon, Mitchell Robert Vollger, PingHsun Hsieh, Yafei Mao, Mikhail A. Liskovykh, Sergey Koren, Sergey Nurk, Ludovica Mercuri, Philip C. Dishuck, Arang Rhie, Leonardo Gomes de Lima, Tatiana Dvorkina, David Porubskỳ, William T. Harvey, Alla Mikheenko, , Evan E. Eichler
This paper completes the linear assembly of human chromosome 8, resolves long-standing gaps, and analyzes the evolutionary history of its centromeric regions across great apes.
Nature · Apr 7, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics