Unconventional centromere architectures in Tapirus indicus reveal hotspots for satellite-free centromere formation in Perissodactyla
Marialaura Biundo, Francesca M. Piras, Edoardo Rapisarda, Oliver A. Ryder, Solomon G. Nergadze, Elena Giulotto, Eleonora Cappelletti
The paper identifies satellite-free centromeres in Tapirus indicus and shows evolutionary hotspots for such centromeres in Perissodactyla, with uncoupling between CENP-A and CENP-B.
Communications Biology · Jul 7, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics