DNA transposon expansion is associated with genome size increase in mudminnows
R. Lehmann, A. Kovarik, K. Ocalewicz, L. Kirtiklis, A. Zuccolo, J. N. Tegner, J. Wanzenboeck, L. Bernatchez, D. Lamatsch, R. Symonova
The paper investigates genome size expansion in mudminnows, finding that DNA transposon activity, not whole genome duplication, drives this expansion in both North American and European species.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2021Evolutionary Biology