Evolutionary Dynamics of the Pericentromeric Heterochromatin in <i>Drosophila virilis</i> and Related Species

Evolutionary Dynamics of the Pericentromeric Heterochromatin in <i>Drosophila virilis</i> and Related Species

Pericentromeric heterochromatin in <i>Drosophila</i> generally consists of repetitive DNA, forming the environment associated with gene silencing. Despite the expanding knowledge of the impact of transposable elements (TEs) on the host genome, little is known about the evolution of peric...

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Main Authors: Alexander P. Rezvykh, Sergei Yu. Funikov, Lyudmila A. Protsenko, Dina A. Kulikova, Elena S. Zelentsova, Lyubov N. Chuvakova, Justin P. Blumenstiel, Michael B. Evgen’ev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
Drosophila
heterochromatin
gene expression
molecular evolution
transposable elements
piRNAs
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/2/175

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