Rapid centromere turnover and the adaptive radiation of lemurs
Mihir Trivedi, Francesca Gianfrate, Luciana de Gennaro, Marcelo Ayllon, Katherine M. Munson, Kendra Hoekzema, DongAhn Yoo, Erin E. Ehmke, Anne D. Yoder, Stephen Chang, Chinmay K Lalgudi, Mark A. Krasnow, Mario Ventura, Evan E. Eichler
The paper analyzes centromere evolution in lemurs using long-read sequencing, finding rapid sequence turnover and distinct centromeric repeats across species.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintGenomics