def remove_char(fasta_d):
    """
    Removes the > from fasta headers in the fasta dictionaries,
    coming from empty lines in the fastas
    Parameters
    ----------
    fasta_d : dict
        Dictionary for fasta, chromosome names as values
    Returns
    -------
    The dictionaries of chromosome names as value and sequence as key,
    minus the '>'
    """
    for i in fasta_d.keys():
        fasta_d[i] = fasta_d[i].lstrip(">")
    return(fasta_d)