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Genetic instability also protects genome integrity
Although it produces pathogenic structural variations, genetic instability at the pachytene piRNA loci protects germ-line genome integrity against transposable element mobilization by driving the formation of rapidly-evolving piRNA sequences.
Using genome structure, rather than gene trees, to infer relationships in ancient allopolyploid lineages
Many flowering plants are allopolyploids, meaning they arose from hybridization between different species, followed by genome doubling. Over time, gene trees for such lineages can become a hopeless tangle.