This review briefly discussed nomenclature, synthesis, chemistry, and biophysical properties
of a plethora of PNA derivatives reported since the discovery of aeg PNA. Different synthetic …

An unusual supernumerary chromosome has been reported for two related avian species,
the zebra and Bengalese finches. This large, germline-restricted chromosome (GRC) is …

Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and O. felineus are liver flukes of human and
animal pathogens occurring across much of Europe and Asia. Nevertheless, they are often …

Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and O. felineus are liver flukes of human and
animal pathogens occurring across much of Europe and Asia. Nevertheless, they are often …

The free-living flatworm Macrostomum lignano is a hidden tetraploid. Its genome was formed
by a recent whole genome duplication followed by chromosome fusions. Its karyotype (2n …

In the present study karyotypes and chromosomes of five species of the family
Opisthorchiidae (Opisthorchis felineus (Rivolta, 1884), O. viverrini (Poirier, 1886), Metorchis …

Genomes of opisthorchid species are characterized by small size, suggesting a reduced
amount of repetitive DNA in their genomes. Distribution of repetitive DNA sequences in the …

Meiotic prophase I is the key stage of meiosis and includes several sequential sub-stages
connected with synaptonemal complex (SC), which is the skeletal structure of meiotic …

Digenetic trematodes are the largest group of internal metazoan parasites, but their
chromosomes are poorly studied. Although chromosome numbers and/or karyotypes are …

The presence of internal telomeric sequences (ITSs) in chromosomes typically indicates
instances of genome reorganization. Changes in morphology and chromosome number can …