Abstract
Rice centromere 8 was previously proposed to be an "immature" centromere that recently arose from a genic region. Our comparative genomics analysis indicates that Cen8 was formed at its current location at least 7-9 million years ago and was physically shifted by a more recent inversion of a segment spanning centromeric and pericentromeric regions. Copyright © 2007 by the Genetics Society of America.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Genetics |
Volume | 177 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |