Satellite DNA at the Centromere Is Dispensable for Segregation Fidelity

The typical vertebrate centromeres contain long stretches of highly repeated DNA sequences (satellite DNA). We previously demonstrated that the karyotypes of the species belonging to the genus <i>Equus</i> are characterized by the presence of satellite-free and satellite-based centromere...

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Main Authors: Annalisa Roberti, Mirella Bensi, Alice Mazzagatti, Francesca M. Piras, Solomon G. Nergadze, Elena Giulotto, Elena Raimondi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/6/469