Higher order repeat structures reflect diverging evolutionary paths in maize centromeres and knobs
HORs occur in all major maize satellite arrays. Specific HORs are not associated with centromere function, but knobs contain conserved HOR patterns within similarity blocks that may facilitate meiotic drive.
Authors
- Edward S. Buckler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-371X)
- Rebecca D. Piri
- Mingyu Wang
- M. Cinta Romay
- R. Kelly Dawe
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Ithaca College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genome biology
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-026-03993-4
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00