Transposons accelerate chromosomal speciation by centromere expansion and chromosome fission
Jui‐Hung Tai, Tzi‐Yuan Wang, Gwo‐Chin Ma, Yu‐Wei Wu, Tsung-Han Yu, Chen-Fan Wang, Te‐Yu Liao, Shih-Pin Huang, Feng‐Yu Wang, Yohey Terai, Tsung-Han Wu, Chun‐Hua Hsu, Hon-Tsen Yu, KWANG-TSAO SHAO, Shu‐Miaw Chaw, Hurng‐Yi Wang
The paper shows transposons drive chromosomal speciation in Opsariichthys by enabling centromere expansion and chromosome fission, creating reproductive barriers.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2025 · PreprintGenomics