The major satellite DNA families of the diploid Chenopodium album aggregate species: Arguments for and against the "library hypothesis".

Satellite DNA (satDNA) is one of the major fractions of the eukaryotic nuclear genome. Highly variable satDNA is involved in various genome functions, and a clear link between satellites and phenotypes exists in a wide range of organisms. However, little is known about the origin and temporal dynami...

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Main Authors: Alexander Belyayev, Michaela Jandová, Jiřina Josefiová, Ruslan Kalendar, Václav Mahelka, Bohumil Mandák, Karol Krak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241206