The Compact Macronuclear Genome of the Ciliate Halteria grandinella: A Transcriptome-Like Genome with 23,000 Nanochromosomes

Weibo Zheng; Chundi Wang; Michael Lynch; Shan Gao

doi:10.1128/mBio.01964-20

mBio (Feb 2021)

The Compact Macronuclear Genome of the Ciliate Halteria grandinella: A Transcriptome-Like Genome with 23,000 Nanochromosomes

Weibo Zheng,
Chundi Wang,
Michael Lynch,
Shan Gao

Affiliations

Weibo Zheng: Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Chundi Wang: Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Michael Lynch: Biodesign Institute, Center for Mechanisms of Evolution, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Shan Gao: ORCiD; Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01964-20
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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How to achieve protein diversity by genome and transcriptome processing is essential for organismal complexity and adaptation. The present work identifies that the macronuclear genome of Halteria grandinella

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ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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