Centromere-associated retroelement evolution in Drosophila melanogaster reveals an underlying conflict
Lucas W. Hemmer, Sherif Negm, Xuewen Geng, Cécile Courret, Beatriz M. Navarro-Domínguez, Iain Speece, Xiaolu Wei, Eddyson Altidor, James Chaffer, John S. Sproul, Amanda M. Larracuente
The paper studies the evolution of G2/Jockey-3, a retroelement associated with centromeres in Drosophila melanogaster, finding it is likely a selfish element that targets centromeres to evade host defenses.
bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2022 · PreprintGenomics