Holocentromeres are dispersed point centromeres localized at transcription factor hotspots
Centromeres vary greatly in size and sequence composition, ranging from ‘point’ centromeres with a single cenH3-containing nucleosome to ‘regional’ centromeres embedded in tandemly repeated sequences to holocentromeres that extend along the length of entire chromosomes. Point centromeres are defined...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-04-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/02025 |