Germline-Specific Repetitive Elements in Programmatically Eliminated Chromosomes of the Sea Lamprey (<i>Petromyzon marinus</i>)

The sea lamprey (<i>Petromyzon marinus</i>) is one of few vertebrate species known to reproducibly eliminate large fractions of its genome during normal embryonic development. This germline-specific DNA is lost in the form of large fragments, including entire chromosomes, and available e...

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Main Authors: Vladimir A. Timoshevskiy, Nataliya Y. Timoshevskaya, Jeramiah J. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/10/832