Insertions of mitochondrial DNA into the nucleus—effects and role in cell evolution

MJ Puertas, M González-Sánchez - Genome, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
We review the insertion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) fragments into nuclear DNA
(NUMTS) as a general and ongoing process that has occurred many times during genome …

Genes on B chromosomes: old questions revisited with new tools

AM Banaei-Moghaddam, MM Martis, J Macas… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background B chromosomes are supernumerary dispensable parts of the karyotype which
appear in some individuals of some populations in some species. Often, they have been …

The Genome of Nectria haematococca: Contribution of Supernumerary Chromosomes to Gene Expansion

JJ Coleman, SD Rounsley, M Rodriguez-Carres… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The ascomycetous fungus Nectria haematococca,(asexual name Fusarium solani), is a
member of a group of> 50 species known as the “Fusarium solani species complex” …

A supernumerary “B-sex” chromosome drives male sex determination in the Pachón cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

B Imarazene, K Du, S Beille, E Jouanno, R Feron… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Sex chromosomes are generally derived from a pair of classical type-A chromosomes, and
relatively few alternative models have been proposed up to now. 1, 2 B chromosomes (Bs) …

Origin and Evolution of B Chromosomes in the Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia latifasciata Based on Integrated Genomic Analyses

GT Valente, MA Conte, BEA Fantinatti… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Approximately 15% of eukaryotes contain supernumerary B chromosomes. When present, B
chromosomes frequently represent as much as 5% of the genome. Despite thousands of …

Chromosomal Mapping of Repetitive DNAs in the Grasshopper Abracris flavolineata Reveal Possible Ancestry of the B Chromosome and H3 Histone Spreading

D Bueno, OM Palacios-Gimenez, DC Cabral-de-Mello - Plos one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Supernumerary chromosomes (B chromosomes) occur in approximately 15% of eukaryote
species. Although these chromosomes have been extensively studied, knowledge …

Chromosomal mapping of repetitive DNAs in the beetle Dichotomius geminatus provides the first evidence for an association of 5S rRNA and histone H3 genes in …

DC Cabral-de-Mello, RC Moura, C Martins - Heredity, 2010 - nature.com
Chromosomal banding techniques and repetitive DNA mapping are useful tools in
comparative analysis and in the elucidation of genome organization of several groups of …

Unprecedented within-species chromosome number cline in the Wood White butterfly Leptidea sinapis and its significance for karyotype evolution and speciation

VA Lukhtanov, V Dincă, G Talavera, R Vila - BMC evolutionary biology, 2011 - Springer
Background Species generally have a fixed number of chromosomes in the cell nuclei while
between-species differences are common and often pronounced. These differences could …

[HTML][HTML] The blue butterfly Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlanticus (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) holds the record of the highest number of chromosomes in the non-polyploid …

VA Lukhtanov - Comparative cytogenetics, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The blue butterfly species Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlanticus (Elwes, 1906)(Lepidoptera,
Lycaenidae) is known to have a very high haploid number of chromosomes (n= circa 223) …

Transcribing the enigma: the B chromosome as a territory of uncharted RNAs

JIN Oliveira, DC Cabral-de-Mello, GT Valente… - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
B chromosomes are supernumerary elements found in several groups of eukaryotes,
including fungi, plants, and animals. Typically, these chromosomes either originate from …