How next-generation sequencing has aided our understanding of the sequence composition and origin of B chromosomes

A Ruban, T Schmutzer, U Scholz, A Houben - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Accessory, supernumerary, or—most simply—B chromosomes, are found in many
eukaryotic karyotypes. These small chromosomes do not follow the usual pattern of …

B Chromosomes in Psalidodon scabripinnis (Characiformes, Characidae) Species Complex

DMZA Silva, JP Castro, CAG Goes, R Utsunomia… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For more than a century, B chromosomes have been investigated in
several eukaryotic species. These supernumerary genomic elements behave as parasites or …

Chromosomal Mapping of Repetitive DNAs in the Grasshopper Abracris flavolineata Reveal Possible Ancestry of the B Chromosome and H3 Histone Spreading

D Bueno, OM Palacios-Gimenez, DC Cabral-de-Mello - Plos one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Supernumerary chromosomes (B chromosomes) occur in approximately 15% of eukaryote
species. Although these chromosomes have been extensively studied, knowledge …

Delimiting the Origin of a B Chromosome by FISH Mapping, Chromosome Painting and DNA Sequence Analysis in Astyanax paranae (Teleostei, Characiformes)

DMZA Silva, JC Pansonato-Alves, R Utsunomia… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Supernumerary (B) chromosomes have been shown to contain a wide variety of repetitive
sequences. For this reason, fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH) is a useful tool for …

Differentiation of repetitive DNA sites and sex chromosome systems reveal closely related group in Parodontidae (Actinopterygii: Characiformes)

MO Schemberger, E Bellafronte, V Nogaroto… - Genetica, 2011 - Springer
Parodon and Apareiodon lack sufficiently consistent morphological traits to be considered a
monophyletic group in Parodontidae. Species within this family are either sex-homomorphic …

Single Origin of Sex Chromosomes and Multiple Origins of B Chromosomes in Fish Genus Characidium

JC Pansonato-Alves, EA Serrano, R Utsunomia… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Chromosome painting with DNA probes obtained from supernumerary (B) and sex
chromosomes in three species of fish genus Characidium (C. gomesi, C. pterostictum and C …

Origin of B chromosomes in the genus Astyanax (Characiformes, Characidae) and the limits of chromosome painting

DMZ de A. Silva, SN Daniel, JPM Camacho… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2016 - Springer
Eukaryote genomes are frequently burdened with the presence of supernumerary (B)
chromosomes. Their origin is frequently investigated by chromosome painting, under the …

Diversity of the Astyanax scabripinnis species complex (Teleostei: Characidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil: species limits and evolutionary inferences

JP Castro, MO Moura, O Moreira-Filho… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2015 - Springer
The Astyanax scabripinnis species complex with its wide geographical distribution is an
excellent model for evolutionary studies. Populations are usually geographically isolated but …

Emerging patterns of genome organization in Notopteridae species (Teleostei, Osteoglossiformes) as revealed by Zoo-FISH and Comparative Genomic Hybridization …

FF Barby, LAC Bertollo, EA De Oliveira, CF Yano… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Notopteridae (Teleostei, Osteoglossiformes) represents an old fish lineage with ten
currently recognized species distributed in African and Southeastern Asian rivers. Their …

Identification and chromosome mapping of repetitive elements in the Astyanax scabripinnis (Teleostei: Characidae) species complex

P Barbosa, LA de Oliveira, MB Pucci, MH Santos… - Genetica, 2015 - Springer
Most part of the eukaryotic genome is composed of repeated sequences or multiple copies
of DNA, which were considered as “junk DNA”, and may be associated to the …