Complete representation of a tapeworm genome reveals chromosomes capped by centromeres, necessitating a dual role in segregation and protection.
Peter D OlsonAlan TraceyAndrew BaillieKatherine JamesStephen R DoyleSarah K BuddenborgFaye H RodgersNancy HolroydMatthew BerrimanPublished in: BMC biology (2020)
Despite strong conservation of canonical telomeres, our results show that they can be substituted by more complex, species-specific sequences, as represented by centromeres. The assembly provides a robust platform for investigations that require complete genome representation.