Fragmented landscapes of mobile transposable element families bolster the diversity of large-effect alleles in Arabidopsis
Aurelien Petit, Erwann Caillieux, Mathilde Reignier, Ndeye Amy Gueye, Louna De Oliveira, Ciana Xu, Clio Cordier, Dersu Sezginmert, Vincent Colot, Pierre Baduel
The paper identifies over 200 new mobile transposable element families in Arabidopsis thaliana using pangenomic analysis, showing they contribute to large-effect alleles despite being rare in most strains.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintGenomics