Evolutionary new centromeres in the snowy owl genome putatively seeded from a transposable element

Author:

Baalsrud H. T.ORCID,Garmann-Aarhus B.ORCID,Enevoldsen E. L. G.,Krabberød A.K.ORCID,Fischer D.,Tooming-Klunderud A.,Skage M.,Árnyasi M.ORCID,Sandve S. R.,Jakobsen K.S.ORCID,Nielsen R.ORCID,Boessenkool S.ORCID,Tørresen O. K.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractComparative genomic studies in birds have revealed that bird genomes are relatively repeat-poor and stable in terms of karyotype, size, and gene synteny/collinearity compared to other vertebrates. One notable exception is the owls, with cytogenetic studies demonstrating large variations in karyotypes and the evolution of unusual centromeric satellite repeats in some species. However, there has so far not been an investigation into genome architecture and repeat landscape of owls. Here, we present a chromosome-level genome assembly for the snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus). We find that the repeat DNA content in the relatively large snowy owl genome (1.6 Gb) is among the highest reported for any bird genome to date (28.34% compared to an average of ∼10% in other birds). The bulk of the snowy owl genomic repeat landscape consists of centromeric satellite DNA, which appears to have originated from an endogenous retrovirus (ERV1). Using gene collinearity analyses we show that the position of these evolutionary new centromeres (ECNs) are not homologous with chicken centromeres, and are located in regions with collinearity breaks to other bird genomes due to chromosomal rearrangements. Our results support rapid transposable element-driven evolution of lineage-specific centromeres, which could have played a role in reproductive isolation and speciation of the snowy owl.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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