Functional mechanisms of microsatellite DNA in eukaryotic genomes

ATM Bagshaw - Genome biology and evolution, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Microsatellite repeat DNA is best known for its length mutability, which is implicated in
several neurological diseases and cancers, and often exploited as a genetic marker. Less …

Silencing of the mammalian X chromosome

JC Chow, Z Yen, SM Ziesche… - Annu. Rev. Genomics …, 2005‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Mammalian X chromosome inactivation is one of the most striking examples of
epigenetic gene regulation. Early in development one of the pair of∼ 160-Mb X …

Genome-wide analysis of microsatellite repeats in humans: their abundance and density in specific genomic regions

S Subramanian, RK Mishra, L Singh - Genome biology, 2003‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are found in most organisms, and
occupy about 3% of the human genome. Although it is becoming clear that such repeats are …

[ספר][B] Weight-of-evidence for Forensic DNA Profiles

DJ Balding, CD Steele - 2015‏ - books.google.com
DNA evidence is widely used in the modern justice system. Statistical methodology plays a
key role in ensuring that this evidence is collected, interpreted, analysed and presented …

Phylogenomics of nonavian reptiles and the structure of the ancestral amniote genome

AM Shedlock, CW Botka, S Zhao, J Shetty… - Proceedings of the …, 2007‏ - pnas.org
We report results of a megabase-scale phylogenomic analysis of the Reptilia, the sister
group of mammals. Large-scale end-sequence scanning of genomic clones of a turtle …

Chromosomal detection of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) using nondenaturing FISH (ND-FISH)

Á Cuadrado, N Jouve - Chromosoma, 2010‏ - Springer
Abstract Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) are known to be scattered and present in high
number in eukaryotic genomes. We demonstrate that dye-labeled …

Comparative repeatome analysis on Triatoma infestans Andean and Non-Andean lineages, main vector of Chagas disease

S Pita, F Panzera, P Mora, J Vela, A Cuadrado… - PLoS …, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
Triatoma infestans is the most important Chagas disease vector in South America. Two main
evolutionary lineages, named Andean and non-Andean, have been recognized by …

Are scattered microsatellites weak chromosomal markers? Guided map** reveals new insights into Trachelyopterus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) diversity

CAG Haerter, DR Blanco, JB Traldi, E Feldberg… - PLoS …, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
The scattered distribution pattern of microsatellites is a challenging problem in fish
cytogenetics. This type of array hinders the identification of useful patterns and the …

[HTML][HTML] Consequence of paradigm shift with repeat landscapes in reptiles: Powerful facilitators of chromosomal rearrangements for diversity and evolution

SF Ahmad, W Singchat, M Jehangir, T Panthum… - Genes, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Reptiles are notable for the extensive genomic diversity and species richness among
amniote classes, but there is nevertheless a need for detailed genome-scale studies …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary dynamics of the W chromosome in caenophidian snakes

B Augstenová, S Mazzoleni, L Kratochvíl, M Rovatsos - Genes, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
The caenophidian (assigned also as “advanced”) snakes are traditionally viewed as a group
of reptiles with a limited karyotypic variation and stable ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes. The W …