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ArticleAnimal genetics2025

Comparative analysis of cattle (Bos taurus, 2n = 60) and river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50) genome assemblies reveals two evolutionary conserved inversions and invalid centromere-telomere orientation of some autosomes.

Ramona Pistucci, Ilaria Cascone, Alessandra Iannuzzi, Sara Albarella, Wiktoria Kowal-Mierzwa, Michele Zannotti, Leopoldo Iannuzzi, Pietro Parma

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Ramona PistucciInstitute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Portici, Italy.
Ilaria CasconeDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Alessandra IannuzziInstitute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Portici, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-3111
Sara AlbarellaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-8007
Wiktoria Kowal-MierzwaDepartment of Animal Reproduction, Anatomy and Genomics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9179-4659
Michele ZannottiDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Leopoldo IannuzziInstitute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Portici, Italy.
Pietro ParmaDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1544-6673

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Abstract

This study investigates autosome evolution between river buffalo (Bubablus bubalis, BBU) and cattle (Bos taurus, BTA), two closely related species within the Bovidae family. Despite differences in chromosome numbers (2n = 60 in cattle and 2n = 50 in river buffalo), previous cytogenetic studies have shown high autosome similarity. However, standard banding techniques have limitations in detecting small-scale genomic rearrangements. Using molecular comparisons, this study identifies two previously undetected chromosomal inversions: a 30-Mb inversion on BBU7 (compared to BTA6) and a 4-Mb inversion on BBU14 (compared to BTA13). These findings were validated through bioinformatics analyses (genomic alignments and BLAST searches) and confirmed via fluorescence in situ hybridization technique. In addition, it has been shown that several river buffalo chromosomes are shown inverted in the genome assembly considered in this study (NDDB_SH_1). The study highlights that autosome evolution in Bovidae involves not only centric fusions but also cryptic intra-chromosomal rearrangements. These results contribute to a deeper understanding of genome evolution in closely related species and demonstrate the importance of high-resolution molecular techniques in uncovering hidden genomic changes.

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BuffaloesChromosome InversionEvolution, MolecularGenomeTelomereAnimalsCattleCentromereIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescencecattleevolutionFISHkaryotyperiver buffalo

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