By definition, telomeric sequences are located at the very ends or terminal regions of
chromosomes. However, several vertebrate species show blocks of (TTAGGG) n repeats …

Abstract The 'centromere-from-telomere'hypothesis proposed by Villasante et al.[2007a]
aims to explain the evolutionary origin of the eukaryotic chromosome. The hypothesis is …

Background Recent advances in comparative genomics have considerably improved our
knowledge of the evolution of mammalian karyotype architecture. One of the breakthroughs …

The Cervidae family comprises more than fifty species divided into three subfamilies:
Capreolinae, Cervinae and Hydropotinae. A characteristic attribute for the species included …

The majority of sporadic carcinomas suffer from a kind of genetic instability in which
chromosome number changes occur together with segmental defects. This means that …

The recurrent occurrence of sex-autosome translocations during mammalian evolution
suggests common mechanisms enabling a precise control of meiotic synapsis …

Conventional cytogenetic studies of Sicista subtilis and S. severtzovi (Dipodidae, Sicistinae),
both attributable to the subtilis group of birch mice, revealed extensive karyotype diversity …

Cetartiodactyla comprises Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) and Cetacea (whales,
dolphins and porpoises). Artiodactyla is a large taxon represented by about 200 living …

The karyotype, which is the number and shape of chromosomes, is a fundamental
characteristic of all eukaryotes. Karyotypic changes play an important role in many aspects …

For a clade that includes Antilope, Gazella, Nanger and Eudorcas (Antilopinae), X; BTA5
translocation is a synapomorphy. Using a combination of fluorescence in situ hybridization …