Lizards as model organisms of sex chromosome evolution: What we really know from a systematic distribution of available data?

M Mezzasalma, FM Guarino, G Odierna - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lizards represent unique model organisms in the study of sex determination and sex
chromosome evolution. Among tetrapods, they are characterized by an unparalleled …

Evolutionary and genomic diversity of true polyploidy in tetrapods

M Mezzasalma, E Brunelli, G Odierna, FM Guarino - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Polyploidization, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), represents a
dramatic event in evolution. Although its occurrence is much rarer in animals than in plants …

Dynamics of Chromatin Opening across Larval Development in the Urochordate Ascidian Ciona savignyi

M He, Y Li, Y Li, B Dong, H Yu - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ascidian larvae undergo tail elongation and notochord lumenogenesis, making them an
ideal model for investigating tissue morphogenesis in embryogenesis. The cellular and …

Karyotype Diversification and Chromosome Rearrangements in Squamate Reptiles

M Mezzasalma, R Macirella, G Odierna, E Brunelli - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Karyotype diversification represents an important, yet poorly understood, driver of evolution.
Squamate reptiles are characterized by a high taxonomic diversity which is reflected at the …

A Brief Review of Meiotic Chromosomes in Early Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis and Mitotic Chromosomes in the Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara (Squamata …

L Kupriyanova, L Safronova - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The wide-ranging Eurasian species Zootoca vivipara (Lichtenstein, 1823),
of the family Lacertidae (Reptilia), is a rare species within the family, possessing multiple sex …

Heteromorphic ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes sharing gene content with mammalian XX/XY are conserved in Madagascan chameleons of the genus Furcifer

M Rovatsos, S Mazzoleni, B Augstenová… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Chameleons are well-known lizards with unique morphology and physiology, but their sex
determination has remained poorly studied. Madagascan chameleons of the genus Furcifer …

First Cytogenetic Analysis of Hemidactylus mercatorius Gray, 1842 Provides Insights on Interspecific Chromosomal Diversification in the Genus Hemidactylus …

M Mezzasalma - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
This contribution provides the first karyotype description of Hemidactylus mercatorius and
discusses the interspecific chromosome diversification in the genus. Chromosomal analysis …

Comparative cytogenetics of Hemorrhois hippocrepis and Malpolon monspessulanus highlights divergent karyotypes in Colubridae and Psammophiidae (Squamata …

M Mezzasalma, E Brunelli, G Odierna… - The European …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the growing interest in the evolutionary cytogenetics of squamates, chromosomal
data are lacking for most taxa. We performed a preliminary molecular taxonomic analysis …

Chromosome Diversity and Evolution of the Endemic Malagasy Velvet Geckos of the Genus Blaesodactylus (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)

M Mezzasalma, E Brunelli, G Odierna, FM Guarino - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We implemented a molecular and phylogenetic analysis and a
comparative karyological investigation with standard and chromosome banding methods on …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of short-term exposure to the strobilurin fungicide dimoxystrobin: Morphofunctional, behavioural and mitochondrial alterations in Danio rerio embryos …

AIM Ahmed, R Macirella, F Talarico, MF Muoio… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Strobilurins, among the most used fungicides worldwide, are considered non-toxic to
mammals and birds, but there is growing evidence that these compounds are highly toxic to …