Onion centromere on the move—researchers uncover variations in the structural organization and mobility of centromeres (IMAGE)
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Advancements in genome sequencing have challenged the long-standing belief that the position of the centromere in the chromosome is fixed. Researchers from Okayama University, Japan, have analyzed centromeric sequences using the reference genome sequence of onion and garlic. Their findings reveal significant variations in centromere organization size and mobility across closely related species.
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Kiyotaka Nagaki, Okayama University, Japan
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