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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,348 Views
16 Pages

Cytogenetic Analysis of the Bimodal Karyotype of the Common European Adder, Vipera berus (Viperidae)

  • Victor Spangenberg,
  • Ilya Redekop,
  • Sergey A. Simanovsky and
  • Oxana Kolomiets

16 December 2022

Vipera berus is the species with the largest range of snakes on Earth and one of the largest among reptiles in general. It is also the only snake species found in the Arctic Circle. Vipera berus is the most involved species of the genus Vipera in the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,250 Views
11 Pages

Differential Repeat Accumulation in the Bimodal Karyotype of Agave L.

  • Lamonier Chaves Ramos,
  • Mariana Báez,
  • Joerg Fuchs,
  • Andreas Houben,
  • Reginaldo Carvalho and
  • Andrea Pedrosa-Harand

15 February 2023

The genus Agave presents a bimodal karyotype with x = 30 (5L, large, +25S, small chromosomes). Bimodality within this genus is generally attributed to allopolyploidy in the ancestral form of Agavoideae. However, alternative mechanisms, such as the pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,804 Views
14 Pages

High Chromosomal Reorganization and Presence of Microchromosomes in Chactidae Scorpions from the Brazilian Amazon

  • Bruno Almeida,
  • Stella Malcher,
  • Marlyson Costa,
  • Jonas Martins,
  • Rudi Procópio,
  • Renata Noronha,
  • Cleusa Nagamachi and
  • Julio Pieczarka

7 April 2023

Scorpions are of particular interest in cytogenomic studies, as they can present a high incidence of chromosomal rearrangements heterozygous in natural populations. In this study, we cytogenetically analyzed four species of Chactidae. In Brotheas, 2n...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,754 Views
9 Pages

Highly Conserved Microchromosomal Organization in Passeriformes Birds Revealed via BAC-FISH Analysis

  • Marcelo Santos de Souza,
  • Suziane Alves Barcellos,
  • Victoria Tura,
  • Vera Lúcia Bobrowski,
  • Analía Del Valle Garnero,
  • Ricardo José Gunski,
  • Darren K. Griffin and
  • Rafael Kretschmer

16 June 2023

Passeriformes birds are widely recognized for their remarkable diversity, with over 5700 species described so far. Like most bird species, they possess a karyotype characteristic of modern birds, which includes a bimodal karyotype consisting of a few...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,135 Views
12 Pages

25 April 2022

A comprehensive review of main approaches, techniques and results of the chromosome study of parasitic wasps is given. In this group, the haploid chromosome number ranges from n = 3 to 23. Distribution of parasitic wasp species by the chromosome numb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,413 Views
19 Pages

New Cytogenetic Data for the Neottieae Tribe (Orchidaceae) in the Mediterranean Region

  • Alessio Turco,
  • Robert Philipp Wagensommer,
  • Antonella Albano,
  • Pietro Medagli and
  • Saverio D’Emerico

27 June 2024

This work presents a summary of cytogenetic data, including new information, on several species within the tribe Neottieae, with an update of the karyotype for 23 species belonging to the genera Cephalanthera, Limodorum, Epipactis, and Neottia (inclu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,313 Views
17 Pages

28 April 2020

The emergence of a second transmissible tumour in the Tasmanian devil population, devil facial tumour 2 (DFT2), has prompted questions on the origin and evolution of these transmissible tumours. We used a combination of cytogenetic mapping and telome...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,814 Views
10 Pages

Spontaneous Remission of Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm: A Case Report

  • Tamara Castaño-Bonilla,
  • Raquel Mata,
  • Daniel Láinez-González,
  • Raquel Gonzalo,
  • Susana Castañón,
  • Francisco Javier Díaz de la Pinta,
  • Carlos Blas,
  • José L. López-Lorenzo and
  • Juan Manuel Alonso-Domínguez

Spontaneous remissions (SRs) in blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasms (BPDCNs) are infrequent, poorly documented, and transient. We report a 40-year-old man presenting with bycitopenia and soft tissue infection. The bone marrow exhibited 3% a...