Cryptic recombination and transposition drive structural variation to shape genomic plasticity and life history traits in a host generalist fungal plant pathogen
Mark C. Derbyshire, Toby E. Newman, Yuphin Khentry, Pippa J. Michael, Sarita Jane Bennett, Ashmita Rijal Lamichhane, Carolyn Graham-Taylor, Subhash Chander, Claudia Camplone, Simone Vicini, Laura Esquivel-Garcia, Cathy Coutu, Dwayne D. Hegedus, John P. Clarkson, Kurt D. Lindbeck, Lars G. Kamphuis
The paper analyzes structural variation in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum genomes to show distinct contributions of recombination and transposons to SV diversity and phenotypic variability.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2024 · PreprintGenomics