Genome dynamics in mosses: Extensive synteny coexists with a highly dynamic gene space
Alexander Kirbis, Nasim Rahmatpour, Shanshan Dong, Yu Jin, Lucas Waser, Huaxing Huang, Nico van Gessel, Manuel Waller, Ralf Reski A, Daniel Lang, Stefan Andreas Rensing, Eva M. Temsch, Jill Wegrzyn, Bernard Goffinet, Yang Liu, Péter Szövényi
The paper investigates genome dynamics in mosses using chromosome-scale assemblies, finding extensive synteny alongside dynamic gene space driven by de novo gene birth and loss.
Communications Biology · Feb 28, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics