Massive invasion of organellar DNA drives nuclear genome evolution in Toxoplasma
S. Namasivayam, C. Sun, A. B. Bah, J. Oberstaller, E. Pierre-Louis, R. D. Etheridge, C. Feschotte, E. J. Pritham, J. C. Kissinger
This paper identifies extensive organellar DNA insertion into the nuclear genome of Toxoplasma gondii, revealing its role in genomic variation and potential functional impact.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2023Evolutionary Biology