The role of repetitive DNA in re-patterning of major rDNA clusters in Lepidoptera
Martina Dalíková, Irena Provazníková, Jan Provazník, Patrick Grof‐Tisza, Adam A. Pepi, Petr Nguyen
The paper investigates rDNA re-patterning in Lepidoptera, showing satellite arrays drive homology-mediated spread through extrachromosomal circles or ectopic recombination.
bioRxiv · Mar 26, 2022 · PreprintGenomics