A bird's-eye view of chromosomic evolution in the class Aves

RE O'Connor, R Kretschmer, MN Romanov, DK Griffin - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Birds (Aves) are the most speciose of terrestrial vertebrates, displaying Class-specific
characteristics yet incredible external phenotypic diversity. Critical to agriculture and as …

Microchromosome BAC-FISH reveals different patterns of genome organization in three Charadriiformes species

MS de Souza, SA Barcellos, MS Dos Santos… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Numerous tiny (micro) chromosomes are a characteristic feature
associated with birds, being found in smaller numbers in other organisms and absent in …

Satellitome Analysis in the Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) Genome: Implications for SatDNA Evolution in Charadriiform Birds

R Kretschmer, GA Toma, GA Deon, N Dos Santos… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vanellus (Charadriidae; Charadriiformes) comprises around 20 species commonly referred
to as lapwings. In this study, by integrating cytogenetic and genomic approaches, we …

A conserved karyotype? Chromosomal rearrangements in Charadrius collaris detected by BAC-FISH

PVM Ferreira, TFA Ribas, DK Griffin, LAR Correa… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Charadriidae comprise 142 valid species and the most recent checklist for the occurrence of
this family in Brazil describes 11 species. There are few chromosomal studies in …