The genome of the Wollemi pine, a critically endangered living fossil unchanged since the Cretaceous, reveals extensive ancient transposon activity.
Dennis Wm. Stevenson, Srividya Ramakrishnan, Cristiane de Santis Alves, Laís Araujo Coelho, Melissa Kramer, Sara Goodwin, Olivia Mendevil Ramos, Gil Eshel, Veronica M. Sondervan, Samantha Frangos, Cecilia Zumajo‐Cardona, Katherine Jenike, Shujun Ou, Xiaojin Wang, Yin Peng Lee, , Robert A. Martienssen
The paper presents the genome of the Wollemi pine, revealing ancient transposon activity and insights into its conservation and evolutionary history.
bioRxiv · Aug 24, 2023 · PreprintGenomics