Analysis of the small chromosomal Prionium serratum (Cyperid) demonstrates the importance of a reliable method to differentiate between mono- and holocentricity
M. Baez, Y.T. Kuo, Y. Dias, T. Souza, A. Boudichevskaia, J. Fuchs, V. Schubert, A.L.L. Vanzela, A. Pedrosa-Harand, A. Houben
The study analyzes Prionium serratum chromosomes to determine centromere organization, finding monocentricity instead of holocentricity and suggesting holocentricity evolved independently in two lineages.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2020Evolutionary Biology