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Molecular analysis and genomic organization of major DNA satellites in banana (Musa spp.).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Čížková Jana, Hřibová Eva, Humplíková Lenka, Christelová Pavla, Suchánková Pavla, Doležel Jaroslav
Abstract excerpt
Satellite DNA sequences consist of tandemly arranged repetitive units up to thousands nucleotides long in head-to-tail orientation. The evolutionary processes by which satellites arise and evolve include unequal crossing over, gene conversion, transposition and extra chromosomal circular DNA formation. Large blocks of satellite DNA are often observed in heterochromatic regions of chromosomes and are a typical...
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