New paper out in eLife! 🌱🧬
We built a k-mer method to profile genome content directly from sequencing reads and applied it to 1,000+ wild *Arabidopsis thaliana* genomes.
I started this project 9 years ago during my PhD. I'm beyond thrilled to see it out. 1/7
elifesciences.org/articles/108...
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The genetic control of rapid genome content divergence in Arabidopsis thaliana
Repeat variation in wild Arabidopsis thaliana arises from centromere-proximal sequence changes and rare variants in DNA replication, repair, and methylation genes, consistent with purifying selection ...