Extensive Copy Number Variation Explains Genome Size Variation in the Unicellular Zygnematophycean Alga, Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale Complex
Y. W. Kawaguchi, Y. Tsuchikane, K. Tanaka, T. Taji, Y. Suzuki, A. Toyoda, M. Ito, Y. Watano, T. Nishiyama, H. Sekimoto, T. Tsuchimatsu
This study identifies genome size variation in the alga Closterium psl. complex as primarily due to copy number variation, with nonrandom distribution of CNV across gene functions.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology