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Joana Damas
Life Sciences
English
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Avian Chromosomal Evolution
An outstanding feature of avian karyotypes is an extraordinary degree of apparent similarity from one species to the next, with the majority of avian species exhibiting 2n = 74–86. Several exceptions to this rule...
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Open AccessChromosome-level assembly reveals extensive rearrangement in saker falcon and budgerigar, but not ostrich, genomes
The number of de novo genome sequence assemblies is increasing exponentially; however, relatively few contain one scaffold/contig per chromosome. Such assemblies are essential for studies of genotype-to-phenot...
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Open AccessReconstruction of avian ancestral karyotypes reveals differences in the evolutionary history of macro- and microchromosomes
Reconstruction of ancestral karyotypes is critical for our understanding of genome evolution, allowing for the identification of the gross changes that shaped extant genomes. The identification of such changes...
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Open AccessAssociation of G-quadruplex forming sequences with human mtDNA deletion breakpoints
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions cause disease and accumulate during aging, yet our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying their formation remains rudimentary. Guanine-quadruplex (GQ) DNA stru...
