Uncontrolled transposable element (TE) insertions and excisions can cause chromosome breaks and mutations with dramatic deleterious effects. The PIWI interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway functions as an ad
Most of the largest vertebrate genomes are found in salamanders, a clade of amphibians that includes 686 species. Salamander genomes range in size from 14 to 120 Gb, reflecting the accumulation of lar
Additional file 1: Table S1. Sample information and classification of tissue samples from beef cattle in this study. Table S2. The summary of raw reads, clean reads and the total mapped read rate. Tab
