Intact rDNA arrays of Potentilla-origin detected in Erythronium nucleus suggest recent eudicot-to-monocot horizontal transfer
L. Bartha, T. Mandakova, A. Kovarik, P. A. Bulzu, N. Rodde, V. Mahelka, M. A. Lysak, M. A. Fustier, J. Safar, P. Capal, L. Keresztes, H. L. Banciu
This study identifies an eudicot-origin rDNA horizontally transferred to the monocot Erythronium genome, showing it is tandemly arrayed and transcriptionally active.
bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2021Plant Biology