Extended Data Fig. 5: Telomere length properties.

a. Scatter plot showing the positive correlation between the mean telomere length and its variance per strain. The Pearson correlation coefficient and its associated p-value were calculated using the stat_cor method in R. The shaded error band represents the 95% confidence interval of the regression fit. Boxplots showing the distribution of telomere lengths per strain split by b. ploidy, c. zygosity and d. ecology. Median values are indicated by the gray crossbars in each violin plot. Two-sided Wilcoxon mean comparison p-values are indicated (b, c and d).