Molecular cytogenetic data on the number and position of 45S ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA;
located in nucleolus organizing regions, NORs) detected by FISH in 330 species of 77 …

Nuclear ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes represent the oldest repetitive fraction universal to all
eukaryotic genomes. Their deeply anchored universality and omnipresence during …

The characterization of functional elements in genomes relies on the identification of the
footprints of natural selection. In this quest, taking into account neutral evolutionary …

Comparisons of flowering plant genomes reveal multiple rounds of ancient polyploidy
characterized by large intragenomic syntenic blocks. Three such whole-genome duplication …

GC-biased gene conversion (gBGC) is a process that tends to increase the GC content of
recombining DNA over evolutionary time and is thought to explain the evolution of GC …

Much evidence indicates that GC-biased gene conversion (gBGC) has a major impact on
the evolution of mammalian genomes. However, a detailed quantification of the process is …

Whole genome sequencing is helping generate robust phylogenetic hypotheses for a range
of taxonomic groups that were previously recalcitrant to classical molecular phylogenetic …

Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that causes diarrhea in humans. Using single-
particle cryo-electron microscopy, we have determined high-resolution structures of six …

GC-biased gene conversion (gBGC) is a process associated with recombination that favors
the transmission of GC alleles over AT alleles during meiosis. gBGC plays a major role in …

Mammalian and avian genomes are characterized by a substantial spatial heterogeneity of
GC-content, which is often interpreted as reflecting the effect of local GC-biased gene …