The hidden elasticity of avian and mammalian genomes
A. Kapusta, A. Suh, C. Feschotte
The paper investigates genome size homeostasis in mammals and birds by analyzing transposable element (TE) expansion and DNA loss over 100 million years, revealing large segmental deletions as a key mechanism.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Feb 8, 2017Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology