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Robust 3D DNA FISH Using Directly Labeled Probes
Published on: August 15, 2013
Molecular cytogenetics (FISH and fluorochrome banding): resolving species relationships and genome organization
Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev1, Fatima Pustahija, Vedrana Vicic
1Laboratory Ecology, Systematic and Evolution, UMR 8079, CNRS-UPS-AgroParisTech, University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
Abstract:
Fluorochrome banding (chromomycin, Hoechst, and DAPI) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are excellent molecular cytogenetic tools providing various possibilities in the study of chromosomal evolution and genome organization. The constitutive heterochromatin and rRNA genes are the most widely used FISH markers. The rDNA is organized into two distinct gene families (18S-5.8S-26S and 5S) whose number and location vary within the complex of closely related species. Therefore, they are widely used as chromosomal landmarks to provide valuable evidence concerning genome evolution at chromosomal levels.
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