Comparative analysis of tandem repeats from hundreds of species reveals unique insights into centromere evolution
Genome biology2013Vol. 14(1), pp. R10–R10
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Daniël P. Melters, Keith Bradnam, Hugh A. Young, Natalie Telis, Michael R. May, J. Graham Ruby, Robert Sebra, Paul Peluso, John Eid, David R. Rank, José Fernando Garcia, Joseph L. DeRisi, Timothy P. L. Smith, Christian M. Tobias, Jeffrey Ross‐Ibarra, Ian Korf, Wan Chan
Abstract
While centromere position in most eukaryotes is epigenetically determined, our results indicate that tandem repeats are highly prevalent at centromeres of both animal and plant genomes. This suggests a functional role for such repeats, perhaps in promoting concerted evolution of centromere DNA across chromosomes.
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