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What is the main difference between DNA transposons and retrotransposons in fungi?
What is the main difference between DNA transposons and retrotransposons in fungi?
- DNA transposons are involved in aneuploidy, while retrotransposons impact genome evolution.
- DNA transposons are more common in haploid fungi, while retrotransposons are more common in diploid fungi.
- DNA transposons are gene-sparse, while retrotransposons carry virulence determinants.
- DNA transposons can increase genome size, while retrotransposons compartmentalize genomes. (correct)
Which type of transposable elements (TEs) are found in fungi?
Which type of transposable elements (TEs) are found in fungi?
- RNA transposons
- Both A and B
- Retrotransposons (correct)
- None of the above
What is the "two-speed genome" concept in fungi?
What is the "two-speed genome" concept in fungi?
- The idea that fungal genomes evolve at different rates depending on their karyotypes.
- The theory that aneuploidy is a common adaptive response to environmental conditions in fungi.
- The notion that repeat-rich regions of fungal genomes evolve faster and can contain pathogenicity-related genes. (correct)
- The hypothesis that haploid fungi have more compact introns than diploid fungi.
What is the main difference between DNA transposons and retrotransposons in fungi?
What is the main difference between DNA transposons and retrotransposons in fungi?
What is the "two-speed genome" concept?
What is the "two-speed genome" concept?
Which sequencing strategy is NOT commonly used to sequence fungal genomes?
Which sequencing strategy is NOT commonly used to sequence fungal genomes?
What is the "two-speed genome" concept in relation to fungal genomes?
What is the "two-speed genome" concept in relation to fungal genomes?
Which sequencing strategy is frequently used to sequence fungal genomes?
Which sequencing strategy is frequently used to sequence fungal genomes?
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Study Notes
- Fungal genomes have compact introns, diverse karyotypes, and are mostly haploid.
- Aneuploidy is the uneven number of chromosome copies and can be an adaptive response to environmental conditions.
- Dispensable chromosomes in fungi can carry virulence determinants and are gene-sparse.
- There are two main types of transposable elements (TEs) in fungi: DNA transposons and retrotransposons.
- TEs can impact genome evolution by increasing genome size and compartmentalizing genomes.
- TEs are connected to the "two-speed genome" concept, where repeat-rich regions evolve faster and can contain pathogenicity-related genes.
- High-quality genome assemblies have continuity, completeness, and correctness.
- Single molecule sequencing and Oxford Nanopore are long-read sequencing strategies used to sequence fungal genomes.
- Pacific Biosciences is the most frequently used short-read sequencing platform.
- Assembling fungal genomes can be challenging due to the presence of TEs.
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