Out of patterns, the euchromatic B chromosome of the grasshopper Abracris flavolineata is not enriched in high-copy repeats

D Milani, FJ Ruiz-Ruano, JPM Camacho… - Heredity, 2021 - nature.com
In addition to the normal set of standard (A) chromosomes, some eukaryote species harbor
supernumerary (B) chromosomes. In most cases, B chromosomes show differential …

Satellite DNAs unveil clues about the ancestry and composition of B chromosomes in three grasshopper species

D Milani, VB Bardella, ABSM Ferretti… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Supernumerary (B) chromosomes are dispensable genomic elements occurring frequently
among grasshoppers. Most B chromosomes are enriched with repetitive DNAs, including …

Bioinformatic and fine-scale chromosomal map** reveal the nature and evolution of eliminated chromosomes in the Japanese hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri, through …

K Nagao, Y Tanaka, R Kajitani, A Toyoda, T Itoh… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In the Japanese hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri, approximately 21% of the genomic DNA in germ
cells (2n= 52) consists of 16 chromosomes (eliminated [E]-chromosomes) that are …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary Dynamics of Satellite DNA Repeats across the Tettigoniidae Family: Insights from Genomic Analysis

M Majid, H Khan, X Liu, M Shaheer, Y Huang - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Satellite DNA repeats are repetitive DNA sequences found in eukaryotic genomes, typically
consisting of short DNA motifs repeated in tandem arrays. Despite the vast body of literature …

Heterochromatin Is Not the Only Place for satDNAs: The High Diversity of satDNAs in the Euchromatin of the Beetle Chrysolina americana (Coleoptera …

JM Rico-Porras, P Mora, T Palomeque, EE Montiel… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
The satellitome of the beetle Chrysolina americana Linneo, 1758 has been characterized
through chromosomal analysis, genomic sequencing, and bioinformatics tools. C-banding …

Bioinformatic and fine-scale chromosomal map** uncover the essence and evolution of eliminated chromosomes in the Japanese hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri …

K Nagao, Y Tanaka, R Kajitani, A Toyoda, T Itoh… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract In the Japanese hagfish, Eptatretus burgeri, approximately 21% of the genomic
DNA in germ cells (2n= 52) consists of 16 chromosomes (eliminated [E]-chromosomes) that …

Satellite DNA is an inseparable fellow traveler of B chromosomes

JPM Camacho, FJ Ruiz-Ruano… - Satellite DNAs in …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) has revealed that B chromosomes in several
species are enriched in repetitive DNA, mostly satellite DNA (satDNA). This raises the …

Characterization of repetitive DNA on the genome of the marsh rat Holochilus nanus (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae)

C do Nascimento Moreira, AL Cardoso… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2023 - Springer
Repetitive DNA are sequences repeated hundreds or thousands of times and an abundant
part of eukaryotic genomes. SatDNA represents the majority of the repetitive sequences …

Origin of -satellite repeat arrays from mitochondrial molecular fossils -- sequential insertion, expansion, and evolution in the nuclear genome

Y Zhou - arxiv preprint arxiv:2501.02284, 2025 - arxiv.org
Alpha satellite DNA is large tandem arrays of 150-400 bp units, and its origin remains an
evolutionary mystery. In this research, we identified 1,545 alpha-satellite-like (SatL) repeat …

Cytogenetic study in the Brazilian semiarid lizard Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata, Tropiduridae)

MJ da Silva, AP de Araújo Vieira… - Cuadernos de …, 2023 - sedici.unlp.edu.ar
Different classes of repetitive DNA sequences are found in eukaryotes, often composing
substantial portions of the genome, associated with their important role in the structural and …