Simple Summary The class Insecta constitutes the largest group of terrestrial animals, with
more than a million described species. As in all other animals, insect genomes contain …

Genetic-based technologies are emerging as promising tools to support vector population
control. Vectors of human malaria and dengue have been the main focus of these …

Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are highly repeated tandem sequences primarily located in
heterochromatin, although their occurrence in euchromatin has been reported. Here, our …

Telomere has a central role in chromosomal stability events. Chromosome ends organized
in telomere-loop prevent activation of DNA damage response (DDR) mechanisms, thus …

A common characteristic of sex chromosomes is the accumulation of repetitive DNA, which
accounts for their diversification and degeneration. In grasshoppers, the X0 sex-determining …

Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) constitute large portion of eukaryote genomes, comprising non-
protein-coding sequences tandemly repeated. They are mostly found in heterochromatic …

Previous studies have shown a dynamic karyotype evolution and the presence of complex
sex chromosome systems in three cryptic Leptidea species from the Western Palearctic. To …

Abstract The Neotropical fish, Hoplias malabaricus, is one of the most cytogenetically
studied fish taxon with seven distinct karyomorphs (A–G) comprising varying degrees of sex …

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) allows identification of particular chromosomes
and their rearrangements. Using FISH with signal enhancement via antibody amplification …

Melipona bees are remarkable due to the high contrast in heterochromatin amounts, making
this group interesting for studying repetitive DNA amplification. Here, we performed the first …