[HTML][HTML] Why do some vertebrates have microchromosomes?

K Srikulnath, SF Ahmad, W Singchat, T Panthum - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
With more than 70,000 living species, vertebrates have a huge impact on the field of biology
and research, including karyotype evolution. One prominent aspect of many vertebrate …

Telomere organization and the interstitial telomeric sites involvement in insects and vertebrates chromosome evolution

MR Vicari, DP Bruschi, DC Cabral-de-Mello… - … and Molecular Biology, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Telomere has a central role in chromosomal stability events. Chromosome ends organized
in telomere-loop prevent activation of DNA damage response (DDR) mechanisms, thus …

Enriched tandem repeats in chromosomal fusion points of Rineloricaria latirostris (Boulenger, 1900) (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)

L Glugoski, V Nogaroto, GA Deon, M Azambuja… - …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Cytogenetic data showed the enrichment of repetitive DNAs in chromosomal rearrangement
points between closely related species in armored catfishes. Still, few studies integrated …

Evidence of backcross inviability and mitochondrial DNA paternal leakage in sea turtle hybrids

ST Vilaça, F Maroso, P Lara, B de Thoisy… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization is known to be part of many species' evolutionary history. Sea turtles have a
fascinating hybridization system in which species separated by as much as 43 million years …

Comparative molecular and conventional cytogenetic analyses of three species of Rhinella (Anura; Bufonidae)

DS Silva, RPC de Sousa, M Vallinoto, MR Costa Lima… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The genus Rhinella corresponds to a group of anurans characterized by numerous
taxonomic and systemic challenges, leading to their organization into species complexes …

Integrating morphological, molecular and cytogenetic data for F2 sea turtle hybrids diagnosis revealed balanced chromosomal sets

CRD Machado, M Azambuja, C Domit… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Hybridization could be considered part of the evolutionary history of many species. The
hybridization among sea turtle species on the Brazilian coast is atypical and occurs where …

Chromosome-level genome assembly and methylome profile enables insights for the conservation of endangered loggerhead sea turtles

EC Yen, JD Gilbert, A Balard, A Taxonera… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Background Characterising genetic and epigenetic diversity is crucial for assessing the
adaptive potential of populations and species. Slow-reproducing and already threatened …

Comparative cytogenetics among Boana species (Anura, Hylidae): focus on evolutionary variability of repetitive DNA

S Venancio, RB Noleto, M Azambuja… - … and molecular biology, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Boana comprises a diverse genus of Neotropical treefrogs, currently rearranged into seven
taxonomic species groups. Although cytogenetic studies have demonstrated diversity in its …

[PDF][PDF] Why do some vertebrates have microchromosomes? Cells. 2021: 10: 2182

K Srikulnath, SF Ahmad, W Singchat, T Panthum - 2021 - researchgate.net
With more than 70,000 living species, vertebrates have a huge impact on the field of biology
and research, including karyotype evolution. One prominent aspect of many vertebrate …