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Diverse retrotransposon families and an AT-rich satellite DNA revealed in giant genomes of Fritillaria lilies.
Annals of botany - 1 Feb 2011
Ambrozová Katerina, Mandáková Terezie, Bures Petr, Neumann Pavel, Leitch Ilia J, Koblízková Andrea, Macas Jirí, Lysak Martin A
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae) comprises species with extremely large genomes (1C = 30 000-127 000 Mb) and a bicontinental distribution. Most North American species (subgenus Liliorhiza) differ from Eurasian Fritillaria species by their distinct phylogenetic position and increased amounts of heterochromatin. This study examined the contribution of major repetitive elements to the genome...
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