The blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) genome reveals a recent accumulation of LTR retrotransposons.

ABSTRACT: Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic elements that can move around the genome, and as such are a source of genomic variability. Based on their characteristics we can annotate TEs within the host genome and classify them into specific TE types and families. The increasing number of available high-quality genome references in recent years provides an excellent resource that will enhance the understanding of the role of recently active TEs on genetic variation and phenotypic evolution. Here we showcase the use of a high-quality TE annotation to understand the distinct effect of recent and ancient TE insertions on the evolution of genomic variation, within our study species the Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla). We investigate how these distinct TE categories are distributed alo

SUBMITTER: Bours A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10542752 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature