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Characterization of a satellite DNA in the genera Lacerta and Timon (Reptilia, Lacertidae) and its role in the differentiation of the W chromosome.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 1 Mar 2018
Giovannotti Massimo, Nisi Cerioni Paola, Rojo Verónica, Olmo Ettore, Slimani Tahar, Splendiani Andrea, Caputo Barucchi Vincenzo
Abstract excerpt
In this study, IMO-TaqI satDNA, previously isolated in several species of Lacertidae, was isolated and characterized from four species of the genus Lacerta and three of the genus Timon. The aim was to gain further insights into the evolutionary dynamics of this satDNA, its occurrence among lacertids and to understand if it plays any role in sex chromosome evolution in these seven species. The results here...
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