The origin and inheritance of chromosome changes provide the essential foundation for
natural selection and evolution. The evolutionary fate of chromosome changes depends on …

The subgenus Stenocranius contains two cryptic species: Lasiopodomys gregalis
(subdivided into three allopatrically distributed and genetically well‐isolated lineages A, B …

Nonhomologous chromosome interactions take place in both somatic and meiotic cells.
Prior to this study, we had discovered special contacts through the SYCP3 (synaptonemal …

Among eukaryotes, there are many examples of partial genome elimination during
ontogenesis. A striking example of this phenomenon is the loss of entire avian …

The subgenus Stenocranius includes two cryptic species, Lasiopodomys raddei and L.
gregalis; the latter has three allopatric and genetically well-isolated lineages having unclear …

The pseudoautosomal region (PAR) of mammalian sex chromosomes is a small region of
sequence identity that allows pairing, crossover, recombination, and proper chromosome …

Among 36 known chromosomal hybrid zones of the common shrew Sorex araneus, the
Moscow–Seliger hybrid zone is of special interest because inter‐racial complex …

Transcription is known to be substage-specific in meiotic prophase I. If transcription is
reactivated in the mid pachytene stage in mammals when synapsis is completed, then this …

The evolution of proteins can be accompanied by changes not only to their amino acid
sequences, but also their structural and spatial molecular organization. Comparison of the …

The Caucasian pine vole Microtus daghestanicus was characterized by high karyotypic and
molecular genetic variability. However, in the eastern part of the Greater Caucasus, the …