Unexpectedly low recombination rates and presence of hotspots in termite genomes
Turid Everitt, Tilman Rönneburg, Daniel Elsner, Anna Olsson, Yuanzhen Liu, Tuuli Larva, Judith Korb, Matthew T. Webster
The paper infers recombination rates and hotspots in termite genomes, finding low rates and hotspots, suggesting PRDM9's role and a link to germline methylation, contradicting the idea that eusociality universally increases recombination rates.
Genome Research · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics