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Diversity of centromeric repeats in two closely related wild rice species, Oryza officinalis and Oryza rhizomatis.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 May 2006
Bao Weidong, Zhang Wenli, Yang Qiuying, Zhang Yu, Han Bin, Gu Minghong, Xue Yongbiao, Cheng Zhukuan
Abstract excerpt
Oryza officinalis (CC, 2n = 24) and Oryza rhizomatis (CC, 2n = 24) belong to the Oryza genus, which contains more than 20 identified wild rice species. Although much has been known about the molecular composition and organization of centromeres in Oryza sativa, relatively little is known of its wild relatives. In the present study, we isolated and characterized a 126-bp centromeric satellite (CentO-C) from three...
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