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High allelic diversity of the centromere-specific histone H3 (CENH3) in the legume sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia).
Molecular biology reports - 1 Nov 2020
Tek Ahmet L, Kara Öztürk Sevim D
Abstract excerpt
The centromere is a structurally and functionally specialized region on each eukaryotic chromosome and is essential for accurate and complete segregation of chromosomes during cell division. Centromeric nucleosomes differ from canonical nucleosomes by replacement of the histone H3 with its centromere-specific variant CENH3. CENH3 is essential for active centromeres in most eukaryotes. Homologs of CENH3 are...
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