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Centromeres Off the Hook: Massive Changes in Centromere Size and Structure Following Duplication of CenH3 Gene in Fabeae Species.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jul 2015
Neumann Pavel, Pavlíková Zuzana, Koblížková Andrea, Fuková Iva, Jedličková Veronika, Novák Petr, Macas Jiří
Abstract excerpt
In most eukaryotes, centromere is determined by the presence of the centromere-specific histone variant CenH3. Two types of chromosome morphology are generally recognized with respect to centromere organization. Monocentric chromosomes possess a single CenH3-containing domain in primary constriction, whereas holocentric chromosomes lack the primary constriction and display dispersed distribution of CenH3....
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