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Fast satellite DNA evolution in Nothobranchius annual killifishes

Anna Voleníková1,2, Karolína Lukšíková1,3, Pablo Mora2,4

  • 1Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Liběchov, Czech Republic.

Chromosome Research : an International Journal on the Molecular, Supramolecular and Evolutionary Aspects of Chromosome Biology
|November 20, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Satellite DNA (satDNA) evolves rapidly, with some repeats critical for centromere function. This study examined satDNA in Nothobranchius killifish, revealing lineage-specific centromeric associations and rapid turnover in these important genomic regions.

Keywords:
Centromere driveConstitutive heterochromatinRepeatExplorerRepetitive sequencessatDNA

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