Dynamics of centromeric transposable elements and their impact on chromosome evolution
Transposable elements (TEs) play pivotal roles in genome evolution, yet their impact on pericentromeric regions of chromosomes, characterized by high sequence turnover and TE abundance, remains enigmatic and limits our understanding of the biology of TE and their host genomes. Here, we address this knowledge gap using chromosome-scale assemblies uncovering the content and dynamics of pericentromeric regions across four closely related Biscutella species.