Homologous chromosomes in asexual rotifer Adineta vaga suggest automixis
P. Simion, J. Narayan, A. Houtain, A. Derzelle, L. Baudry, E. Nicolas, M. Cariou, N. Guiglielmoni, D. Kozlowski, F. R. Gaudray, M. Terwagne, J. Virgo, B. Noel, P. Wincker, E. G. Danchin, , K. Van Doninck
This study presents a high-quality chromosome-scale genome assembly of the asexual bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga, revealing homologous chromosomes and evidence of recombination consistent with automixis.
bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2020Evolutionary Biology