Mining the gaps of chromosome 8

The first gapless, telomere-to-telomere sequence of a human autosome, chromosome 8, is complete. Sequencing and assembly of the corresponding centromere in the chimpanzee, orangutan and macaque reveals details of its rapid evolution over the past 25 million years.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2021-05
Main Authors: Logsdon, Glennis A, Eichler, Evan E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The first gapless, telomere-to-telomere sequence of a human autosome, chromosome 8, is complete. Sequencing and assembly of the corresponding centromere in the chimpanzee, orangutan and macaque reveals details of its rapid evolution over the past 25 million years.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-021-01095-8