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A recent shift in centromere size and DNA content in Podospora pseudocomata co-occurs with the loss of a fungal genome defense system
Ivar Westerberg, Mengyuan Li, Eve Mercier…·Hanna Johannesson
The paper examines centromere evolution in Podospora species, finding that the loss of the RIP defense system in P. pseudocomata correlates with smaller centromeres and a shift in transposable element composition.