Fully Phased Telomere-to-Telomere Assemblies for Thoroughbred Horse and Donkey Haplotypes derived from a Mule Illuminate the Peculiar Evolution of Equid Centromeres
Kai Li, Eleonora Cappelletti, Carey Dessaix, Julia L. Ciosek, Emily D. Robyn, Lauren Johnson, Nahla Hussien AbouEl Ela, Xiomara R. Arias, David L. Adelson, Terje Raudsepp, Francesca M. Piras, Melissa L. Smith, Elizabeth Hudson, Brandon D. Pickett, Sergey Koren, , Ted Kalbfleisch
The paper presents telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies of a Thoroughbred horse and donkey derived from a mule, revealing insights into equid centromere evolution and plasticity.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology