The origin and evolution of a two-component system of paralogous genes encoding the centromeric histone CENH3 in cereals

Abstract Background The cereal family Poaceae is one of the largest and most diverse angiosperm families. The central component of centromere specification and function is the centromere-specific histone H3 (CENH3). Some cereal species (maize, rice) have one copy of the gene encoding this protein, w...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Evgeny A. Elisafenko, Elena V. Evtushenko, Alexander V. Vershinin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/67269fdf69064c8ba0534311e0a1a203
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items