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Evolutionary-new centromeres preferentially emerge within gene deserts

BACKGROUND: Evolutionary-new centromeres (ENCs) result from the seeding of a centromere at an ectopic location along the chromosome during evolution. The novel centromere rapidly acquires the complex structure typical of eukaryote centromeres. This phenomenon has played an important role in shaping...

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Autores principales: Lomiento, Mariana, Jiang, Zhaoshi, D'Addabbo, Pietro, Eichler, Evan E, Rocchi, Mariano
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2646277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19087244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2008-9-12-r173