Repetitive DNA in eukaryotic genomes

MA Biscotti, E Olmo, JS Heslop-Harrison - Chromosome Research, 2015 - Springer
Repetitive DNA—sequence motifs repeated hundreds or thousands of times in the genome—
makes up the major proportion of all the nuclear DNA in most eukaryotic genomes …

Transposable elements as a source of novel repetitive DNA in the eukaryote genome

ML Zattera, DP Bruschi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impact of transposable elements (TEs) on the evolution of the eukaryote genome has
been observed in a number of biological processes, such as the recruitment of the host's …

High-throughput analysis of the satellitome revealed enormous diversity of satellite DNAs in the neo-Y chromosome of the cricket Eneoptera surinamensis

OM Palacios-Gimenez, GB Dias, LG De Lima… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) constitute large portion of eukaryote genomes, comprising non-
protein-coding sequences tandemly repeated. They are mostly found in heterochromatic …

Conversion of DNA sequences: from a transposable element to a tandem repeat or to a gene

A Paço, R Freitas, A Vieira-da-Silva - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Eukaryotic genomes are rich in repetitive DNA sequences grouped in two classes regarding
their genomic organization: tandem repeats and dispersed repeats. In tandem repeats …

Three recent sex chromosome-to-autosome fusions in a Drosophila virilis strain with high satellite DNA content

JM Flynn, KB Hu, AG Clark - Genetics, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The karyotype, or number and arrangement of chromosomes, has varying levels of stability
across both evolution and disease. Karyotype changes often originate from DNA breaks …

Satellite DNA-like repeats are dispersed throughout the genome of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas carried by Helentron non-autonomous mobile elements

T Vojvoda Zeljko, M Pavlek, N Meštrović, M Plohl - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are long arrays of tandem repeats typically located in
heterochromatin and span the centromeres of eukaryotic chromosomes. Despite the wealth …

Selection Constrains High Rates of Tandem Repetitive DNA Mutation in Daphnia pulex

JM Flynn, I Caldas, ME Cristescu, AG Clark - Genetics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Tandemly repeated DNA is known to be highly abundant and highly divergent between
species, but the genome-wide mutation rates in these mostly unmappable..... A long …

De Novo-Whole Genome Assembly of the Roborovski Dwarf Hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) Genome: An Animal Model for Severe/Critical COVID-19

S Andreotti, J Altmüller, C Quedenau… - Genome Biology and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Roborovski dwarf hamster Phodopus roborovskii belongs to the Phodopus
genus, one of the seven within Cricetinae subfamily. Like other rodents such as mice, rats, or …

Repeatome landscapes and cytogenetics of hortensias provide a framework to trace Hydrangea evolution and domestication

S Ishiguro, S Taniguchi, N Schmidt, M Jost… - Annals of …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Ornamental hortensias are bred from a reservoir of over 200
species in the genus Hydrangea sl (Hydrangeaceae), and are valued in gardens …

The burst of satellite DNA in Leptidea wood white butterflies and their putative role in karyotype evolution

DC Cabral-de-Mello, A Yoshido, D Milani… - DNA …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are abundant components of eukaryotic genomes, playing pivotal
roles in chromosomal organization, genome stability, and evolution. Here, we combined …