Telomeric DNA sequences in beetle taxa vary with species richness

Abstract Telomeres are protective structures at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, and disruption of their nucleoprotein composition usually results in genome instability and cell death. Telomeric DNA sequences have generally been found to be exceptionally conserved in evolution, and the most commo...

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Main Authors: Daniela Prušáková, Vratislav Peska, Stano Pekár, Michal Bubeník, Lukáš Čížek, Aleš Bezděk, Radmila Čapková Frydrychová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92705-y