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Phylogenetic and structural analysis of centromeric DNA and kinetochore proteins

Patrick Meraldi†, Andrew D McAinsh†, Esther Rheinbay and Peter K Sorger*

  • * Corresponding author: Peter K Sorger psorger@mit.edu

  • † Equal contributors

Genome Biology 2006, 7:R23 doi:10.1186/gb-2006-7-3-r23

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Species-specific shifts in centromere sequence composition are coincident with breakpoint reuse in karyotypically divergent lineages

Kira V Bulazel, Gianni C Ferreri, Mark DB Eldridge, Rachel J O'Neill Genome Biology 2007, 8:R170 (20 August 2007)

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The evolution of three classes of centromere sequences across nine species of macropodine marsupials were compared with that of other genes, showing that each species has experienced differential expansion and contraction of individual classes.

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