Repetitive DNA—sequence motifs repeated hundreds or thousands of times in the genome—
makes up the major proportion of all the nuclear DNA in most eukaryotic genomes …

The impact of transposable elements (TEs) on the evolution of the eukaryote genome has
been observed in a number of biological processes, such as the recruitment of the host's …

Abstract Satellite DNAs (SatDNA) are ubiquitously present in eukaryotic genomes and have
been recently associated with several biological roles. Understanding the evolution and …

Eukaryotic genomes are rich in repetitive DNA sequences grouped in two classes regarding
their genomic organization: tandem repeats and dispersed repeats. In tandem repeats …

In most eukaryotes, telomerase counteracts chromosome erosion by adding repetitive
sequence to terminal ends. Drosophila melanogaster instead relies on specialized …

According to the established classical view, satellite DNAs are defined as abundant non-
coding DNA sequences repeated in tandem that build long arrays located in …

The factors that drive the rapid changes in abundance of tandem arrays of highly repetitive
sequences, known as satellite DNA, are not well understood. Drosophila virilis has one of …

Abstract Background Satellite DNA (satDNA) sequences are typically arranged as arrays of
tandemly repeated monomers. Due to the similarity among monomers, their organizational …

Trichechus manatus and Trichechus inunguis are the two Sirenia species that occur in the
Americas. Despite their increasing extinction risk, many aspects of their biology remain …

Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are long arrays of tandem repeats typically located in
heterochromatin and span the centromeres of eukaryotic chromosomes. Despite the wealth …