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Phased assembly of neo-sex chromosomes reveals extensive Y degeneration and rapid genome evolution in Rumex hastatulus
B. M. Sacchi, Z. Humphries, J. Kruzlicova…·S. I. Wright
The paper studies Y chromosome degeneration in Rumex hastatulus by analyzing phased genome assemblies of old and new sex chromosomes, finding extensive gene loss and transposable element expansion on the Y chromosome.
DOI 10.1101/2023.09.26.559509