[HTML][HTML] High-throughput analysis of the satellitome illuminates satellite DNA evolution

FJ Ruiz-Ruano, MD López-León, J Cabrero… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Satellite DNA (satDNA) is a major component yet the great unknown of eukaryote genomes
and clearly underrepresented in genome sequencing projects. Here we show the high …

Possible origin of a B chromosome deduced from its DNA composition using double FISH technique

MD López-León, N Neves, T Schwarzacher… - Chromosome …, 1994 - Springer
Double fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with two DNA probes (a 180 bp tandemly
repeated DNA and ribosomal DNA) was performed in embryo cells of the grasshopper …

Comparative insect karyology: current state and applications

VE Gokhman, VG Kuznetsova - Entomological Review, 2006 - Springer
The current state of the comparative insect karyology and the main applications of
chromosomal analysis of insects are reviewed. The most important characteristics of insect …

B chromosome ancestry revealed by histone genes in the migratory locust

M Teruel, J Cabrero, F Perfectti, JPM Camacho - Chromosoma, 2010 - Springer
In addition to the standard set of chromosomes (A), about 15% of eukaryote genomes carry
B chromosomes. In most cases, B chromosomes behave as genomic parasites being …

A step to the gigantic genome of the desert locust: chromosome sizes and repeated DNAs

JPM Camacho, FJ Ruiz-Ruano, R Martín-Blázquez… - Chromosoma, 2015 - Springer
The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) has been used as material for numerous
cytogenetic studies. Its genome size is estimated to be 8.55 Gb of DNA comprised in 11 …

Chromosome mapping of H3 and H4 histone gene clusters in 35 species of acridid grasshoppers

J Cabrero, MD López-León, M Teruel… - Chromosome …, 2009 - Springer
We analyse chromosome location of H3 and H4 histone gene clusters by fluorescence in-
situ hybridization (FISH) in 35 species of Acrididae grasshoppers belonging to seven …

Next generation sequencing and FISH reveal uneven and nonrandom microsatellite distribution in two grasshopper genomes

FJ Ruiz-Ruano, Á Cuadrado, EE Montiel… - Chromosoma, 2015 - Springer
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), also known as microsatellites, are one of the prominent
DNA sequences shaping the repeated fraction of eukaryotic genomes. In spite of their …

DNA characterization and karyotypic evolution in the bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)

MP Rocha, SDG Pompolo, JA Dergam… - …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed patterns of heterochromatic bands in the Neotropical stingless bee genus
Melipona (Hymenoptera, Meliponini). Group I species (Melipona bicolor bicolor, Melipona …

Evolutionary dynamics of 5S rDNA location in acridid grasshoppers and its relationship with H3 histone gene and 45S rDNA location

DC Cabral-de-Mello, J Cabrero, MD López-León… - Genetica, 2011 - Springer
We analyze the chromosomal location of 5S rDNA clusters in 29 species of grasshoppers
belonging to the family Acrididae. There was extensive variation among species for the …

The structure of condensed chromosomes in mitosis and meiosis of insects

KW Wolf - International Journal of Insect Morphology and …, 1996 - Elsevier
This article revolves around the structure of condensed mitotic and meiotic chromosomes in
insects. In the first section, the potential of cytological approaches in the field of chromosome …