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 …

Centromeres are the eukaryotic chromosomal sites at which the kinetochore forms and
attaches to spindle microtubules to orchestrate chromosomal segregation in mitosis and …

The centromere represents a single region in most eukaryotic chromosomes. However,
several plant and animal lineages assemble holocentromeres along the entire chromosome …

Satellite DNA is one of the major classes of repetitive DNA, characterized by tandemly
arranged repeat copies that form contiguous arrays up to megabases in length. This type of …

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was developed more than 30 years ago and has
been the most paradigm-changing technique in cytogenetic research. FISH has been used …

White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is an annual crop cultivated for its protein-rich seeds. It is
adapted to poor soils due to the production of cluster roots, which are made of dozens of …

Centromeres are the genomic regions that organize and regulate chromosome behaviours
during cell cycle, and their variations are associated with genome instability, karyotype …

Holocentric organisms, unlike typical monocentric organisms, have kinetochore activity
distributed along almost the whole length of the chromosome. Because of this, chromosome …

The centromere is the chromosome region where microtubules attach during cell division. In
contrast to monocentric chromosomes with one centromere, holocentric species usually …

Long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR retrotransposons) are the most abundant group
of mobile genetic elements in eukaryotic genomes and are essential in organizing genomic …