Many genes that mediate sexual reproduction, such as those involved in gamete recognition, diverge rapidly, often as a result of adaptive evolution. This widespread …
INTRODUCTION The centromeres of eukaryotic chromosomes assemble the multiprotein kinetochore complex and thereby position attachment to the spindle microtubules, allowing …
Recent decades have witnessed an explosion of theoretical and empirical studies of sex allocation, transforming how we understand the allocation of resources to male and female …
Satellite DNAs (tandemly repeated, non-coding DNA sequences) stretch over almost all native centromeres and surrounding pericentromeric heterochromatin. Once considered as …
M Plohl, N Meštrović, B Mravinac - Repetitive DNA, 2012 - karger.com
Satellite DNAs represent the most abundant fraction of repetitive sequences in genomes of almost all eukaryotic species. Long arrays of satellite DNA monomers form densely packed …
Comparative studies have provided the basis for some of the most important discoveries in biology. The study of differences, whether at the level of gene alleles or living kingdoms, has …
HS Malik, S Henikoff - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2002 - Elsevier
Centromeres mediate the faithful segregation of eukaryotic chromosomes. Yet they display a remarkable range in size and complexity across eukaryotes, from∼ 125 bp in budding yeast …
▪ Abstract The evolution of proteins involved in reproduction is only now beginning to be studied. A reoccurring observation is the rapid evolution of the molecules mediating …
DE Khost, DG Eickbush, AM Larracuente - Genome research, 2017 - genome.cshlp.org
Highly repetitive satellite DNA (satDNA) repeats are found in most eukaryotic genomes. SatDNAs are rapidly evolving and have roles in genome stability and chromosome …