Satellite DNA represents one of the most fascinating parts of the repetitive fraction of the
eukaryotic genome. Since the discovery of highly repetitive tandem DNA in the 1960s, a lot …

For decades, satellite DNAs have been the hidden part of genomes. Initially considered as
junk DNA, there is currently an increasing appreciation of the functional significance of …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume for human
consumption and has a role in sustainable agriculture owing to its ability to fix atmospheric …

Centromere repositioning refers to a de novo centromere formation at another chromosomal
position without sequence rearrangement. This phenomenon was frequently encountered in …

The ability to generate (doubled) haploid plants significantly accelerates the crop breeding
process. Haploids have been induced mainly through the generation of plants from …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is the most important grain legume for direct human
consumption in the world, particularly in developing countries where it constitutes the main …

Holocentric chromosomes lack a primary constriction, in contrast to monocentrics. They form
kinetochores distributed along almost the entire poleward surface of the chromatids, to …

Background The full catalog of satellite DNA (satDNA) within a same genome constitutes the
satellitome. The Library Hypothesis predicts that satDNA in relative species reflects that in …

Key message Karyotypes evolve through numerical and structural chromosome
rearrangements. We show that Phaseolus leptostachyus, a wild bean, underwent a rapid …

Centromeres are important chromosomal regions necessary for eukaryotic cell segregation
and replication. Due to high amounts of tandem repeats and transposons, centromeres have …