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The implications of satellite DNA instability on cellular function and evolution.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology - 15 Mar 2024
Flynn Jullien M, Yamashita Yukiko M
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Abundant tandemly repeated satellite DNA is present in most eukaryotic genomes. Previous limitations including a pervasive view that it was uninteresting junk DNA, combined with challenges in studying it, are starting to dissolve - and recent studies have found important functions for satellite DNAs. The observed rapid evolution and implied instability of satellite DNA now has important significance for their...
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