Cyprinids fish species contain multiple subgenomes as a result of past duplications. Here, Xu et al. report new genomes of 21 cyprinid fish and conclude that observed subgenome dominance patterns are likely due to both maternal dominance and transposable element densities in each polyploid.
- Min-Rui-Xuan Xu
- Zhen-Yang Liao
- Hua-Hao Zhang