Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Analysis of the small chromosomal Prionium serratum (Cyperid) demonstrates the importance of a reliable method to differentiate between mono- and holocentricity
M. Baez, Y.T. Kuo, Y. Dias…·A. Houben
The study analyzes Prionium serratum chromosomes to determine centromere organization, finding monocentricity instead of holocentricity and suggesting holocentricity evolved independently in two lineages.
DOI 10.1007/s00412-020-00745-6