The distribution of 45S rDNA cluster in avian karyotypes varies in different aspects, such as
position, number of bearer chromosomes, and bearers being macro-or microchromosomes …

In this article, we analyzed the origin of wild polyploid oats (Avena L., Poaceae) using the
region 18S rDNA (partially)–ITS1–5.8 S rDNA obtained via NGS. There are six tetraploid …

Scleropages formosus (Osteoglossiformes, Teleostei) represents one of the most valued
ornamental fishes, yet it is critically endangered due to overexploitation and habitat …

To understand the cytogenomic evolution of vertebrates, we must first unravel the complex
genomes of fishes, which were the first vertebrates to evolve and were ancestors to all other …

Pollution is a growing environmental problem throughout the world, and the impact of
human activities on biodiversity and the genetic variability of natural populations is …

Nesidiocoris tenuis (Reuter) is an efficient predatory biological control agent used
throughout the Mediterranean Basin in tomato crops but regarded as a pest in northern …

Crocodilians have maintained very similar karyotype structures and diploid chromosome
numbers for around 100 million years, with only minor variations in collinearity. Why this …

Fishes present an exceptional level of diversification among vertebrates, whose adaptive
instructions contained in their genome are physically organised in their chromosomes …

Heterochromatin is identified as a potential factor driving diversification of species. To
understand the magnitude of heterochromatin variation within the Anopheles gambiae …

B chromosomes (Bs) revealed more than a hundred years ago remain to be some of the
most mysterious elements of the eukaryotic genome. Their origin and evolution, DNA …