MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Microhomology-Mediated Tandem Duplication Drives Tandem Repeat Formation Across Life
Xianfang Wei, Wanxin Gong, Yifan Zheng…·Chao Jiang
This study identifies microhomology-mediated tandem duplication (MTD) as a universal mechanism for tandem repeat formation across all domains of life, including human pathogenic mutations.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.28.708716