The first homosporous lycophyte genome revealed the association between the dynamic accumulation of LTR-RTs and genome size variation
Jigao Yu, Jun‐Yong Tang, Ran Wei, Mei-Fang Lan, Rui-Chen Xiang, Qiao‐Ping Xiang, Xian‐Chun Zhang
The paper reports the genome of a homosporous lycophyte, revealing that LTR-RTs drive genome size expansion through a birth-death mode unique to homosporous species.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2022 · PreprintGenomics