Genomic feature of filled regions of telomere-to-telomere genomes in five model species

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Abstract

T2T genome is a telomere-to-telomere high-quality genome with exceptional accuracy, continuity and integrity. It significantly filled some gaps of chromosome. However, the genomic features unique to the filled regions assembled in the T2T genome across species remain unclear. Here, we collected and compared T2T genomes with their older version from human ( Homo sapiens ), animal ( Mus musculus ), and plants ( Arabidopsis thaliana , Musa acuminata , and Fragaria vesca ). We explored the newly filled regions generated by the T2T genome in comparison to the old one, and focused on: (1) the comparison of their locations, (2) the distribution of genomic features, and (3) gene annotation and gene function for filled regions. Research indicated that the filled regions of the T2T genome ordinarily appear in the centromere and telomere regions, contain a great number of repetitive sequences. The T2T genome revealed the identification of a certain number of newly annotated genes, alongside significant variations in common annotated genes. Interestingly, the genomic features of filled regions exhibit distinct patterns between plants and human/animal. T2T genomes feature analysis serves as a crucial resource for studying pattern characteristics across diverse species and advancing the in-depth development of genomics.

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