Kinetochore reproduction theory may explain rapid chromosome evolution

2000/08/29 by Laurie R. Godfrey, Judith C. Masters · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Chromosomal and Genetic Variations #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Genetic diversity and population structure #Kinetochore #Biology #Reproduction #Evolutionary biology #Chromosome #Centromere #Genetics #Computational biology #Cell biology #Gene

paper · doi:10.1073/pnas.97.18.9821

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Abstract

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Citations

• Chromosome studies. I. Taxonomic relationships shown in the chromosomes of tettigidae and acrididae: V‐shaped chromosomes and their significance in acrididae, locustidae, and gryllidae: Chromosomes and variation

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