Decoding the avian missing gene mystery: dot chromosomes unmask extensive gene loss and novel genetic instability
Tomáš Hron, Dalibor Miklík, Jan Pačes, Petr Pajer, Vladimír Pečenka, Jiřı́ Hejnar, Jiřı́ Nehyba, Daniel Elleder
The paper identifies extensive gene loss and a novel genetic instability called sequence stuttering on avian dot microchromosomes using long-read sequencing.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Feb 14, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics