Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Centromere repositioning.

G Montefalcone1, S Tempesta, M Rocchi

  • 1Istituto di Genetica, 70126 Bari, Italy.

Genome Research
|December 30, 1999
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Minor head injury in anticoagulated patients: Outcomes and analysis of clinical predictors. A prospective study.

The American journal of emergency medicine·2023
Same author

Suspected tick-borne flavivirus meningoencephalomyelitis in dogs from the UK: six cases (2021).

The Journal of small animal practice·2023
Same author

Adaptation and Validation of a Portuguese Version of the Sports Motivation Scale-II (SMS-II-P) Showing Invariance for Gender and Sport Type.

Perceptual and motor skills·2021
Same author

Sessile macrobenthos (Ochrophyta) drives seasonal change of meiofaunal community structure on temperate rocky reefs.

Marine environmental research·2018
Same author

MTHFR, TS and XRCC1 genetic variants may affect survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes treated with supportive care or azacitidine.

The pharmacogenomics journal·2017
Same author

Role of Schmallenberg virus infection in congenital malformations in ruminants in Scotland in spring 2017.

The Veterinary record·2017
Same journal

Complete sequencing of medaka genomes reveals the architecture of centromeric satellites, giant mobile elements, and sex chromosomes.

Genome research·2026
Same journal

Convergence and conflict among telomere specialized transposons across 60 million years of Drosophilid evolution.

Genome research·2026
Same journal

A unified analysis of cell type- and trajectory-associated pathways in single-cell data using Phoenix.

Genome research·2026
Same journal

Resf1 is required for proper placental development and configuration of trophoblast cell-specific heterochromatin.

Genome research·2026
Same journal

Telomere-driven replicative crisis is driven by large-scale changes in genomic architecture.

Genome research·2026
Same journal

Spatially informed reference-free cell-type deconvolution for spatial transcriptomics with SpatialCD.

Genome research·2026
See all related articles

Primate pericentromeric regions show remarkable evolutionary changes. The centromere

Area of Science:

  • Genomics
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Primate Genetics

Background:

  • Pericentromeric regions in primates are known for their high evolutionary plasticity.
  • Understanding chromosome evolution requires analyzing rearrangements and centromere positioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary conservation of primate chromosome IX.
  • To analyze the role of centromere position in primate chromosome evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) was used to analyze chromosome IX across primate species.
  • Comparative genomic analysis focused on marker order and centromere position.

Main Results:

  • Excluding centromere position, few rearrangements explain interspecific differences in chromosome IX.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Including centromere position reveals a paradox: centromere evolution appears independent of surrounding markers.
  • Reconciling marker order and centromere position requires numerous additional rearrangements or neocentromere formation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Primate pericentromeric regions exhibit complex evolutionary dynamics.
    • Centromere repositioning or neocentromere emergence may drive pericentromeric evolution in primates.