Islands of retroelements are major components of Drosophila centromeres.

Islands of retroelements are major components of Drosophila centromeres.

Centromeres are essential chromosomal regions that mediate kinetochore assembly and spindle attachments during cell division. Despite their functional conservation, centromeres are among the most rapidly evolving genomic regions and can shape karyotype evolution and speciation across taxa. Although...

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Main Authors: Ching-Ho Chang, Ankita Chavan, Jason Palladino, Xiaolu Wei, Nuno M C Martins, Bryce Santinello, Chin-Chi Chen, Jelena Erceg, Brian J Beliveau, Chao-Ting Wu, Amanda M Larracuente, Barbara G Mellone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000241

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