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Philippe Castagnone-Sereno Hélène Leroy Jean-Philippe Semblat Frédéric Leroy Pierre Abad Carolien Zijlstra 《Journal of molecular evolution》1998,46(2):225-233
An AluI satellite DNA family has been isolated in the genome of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi. This repeated sequence was shown to be present at approximately 11,400 copies per haploid genome, and represents about 3.5%
of the total genomic DNA. Nineteen monomers were cloned and sequenced. Their length ranged from 142 to 180 bp, and their A
+ T content was high (from 65.7 to 79.1%), with frequent runs of As and Ts. An unexpected heterogeneity in primary structure
was observed between monomers, and multiple alignment analysis showed that the 19 repeats could be unambiguously clustered
in six subfamilies. A consensus sequence has been deduced for each subfamily, within which the number of positions conserved
is very high, ranging from 86.7% to 98.6%. Even though blocks of conserved regions could be observed, multiple alignment of
the six consensus sequences did not enable the establishment of a general unambiguous consensus sequence. Screening of the
six consensus sequences for evidence of internal repeated subunits revealed a 6-bp motif (AAATTT), present in both direct
and inverted orientation. This motif was found up to nine times in the consensus sequences, also with the occurrence of degenerated
subrepeats. Along with the meiotic parthenogenetic mode of reproduction of this nematode, such structural features may argue
for the evolution of this satellite DNA family either (1) from a common ancestral sequence by amplification followed by mechanisms
of sequence divergence, or (2) through independent mutations of the ancestral sequence in isolated amphimictic nematode populations
and subsequent hybridization events. Overall, our results suggest the ancient origin of this satellite DNA family, and may
reflect for M. chitwoodi a phylogenetic position close to the ancestral amphimictic forms of root-knot nematodes.
Received: 23 April 1997 / Accepted: 9 July 1997 相似文献
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Castagnone-Sereno P; Semblat JP; Leroy F; Abad P 《Molecular biology and evolution》1998,15(9):1115-1122
A highly abundant satellite DNA comprising 20% of the Meloidogyne fallax
(Nematoda, Tylenchida) genome was cloned and sequenced. The satellite
monomer is 173 bp long and has a high A + T content of 72.3%, with frequent
runs of A's and T's. The sequence variability of the monomers is 2.7%,
mainly due to random distribution of single-point mutations. A search for
evidence of internal repeated subunits in the monomer sequence revealed a
6-bp motif (AAATTT) for which five degenerated repeats, differing by just a
single base pair, could be identified. Pairwise comparison of the M. fallax
satellite with those from the sympatric species Meloidogyne chitwoodi and
Meloidogyne hapla revealed a high sequence similarity (68.39%) with one
satellite DNA subfamily in M. chitwoodi, which indicated an unexpected
close relationship between them. Given the high copy number and the extreme
sequence homogeneity among monomeric units, it may be assumed that the
satellite DNA of M. fallax could have evolved through some recent and
extensive amplification burst in the nematode genome. In this case, its
relatively short life would not yet have allowed the accumulation of random
mutations in independent amplified repeats. Considering the morphological
resemblance between the two species and their ability to produce
interspecific fertile hybrids under controlled conditions, these results
indicate that M. fallax may share a common ancestor with M. chitwoodi, from
which it could have diverged recently. All these data suggest that M.
fallax could be the result of a recent speciation process and show that
Meloidogyne satellite DNAs may be of interest to resolve phylogenetic
relationships among closely related species from this genus.
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Tenebrio molitor satellite DNA has been analysed in order to study sequential organization of tandemly repeated monomers, i.e. to see whether different monomer variants are distributed randomly over the whole satellite, or clustered locally. Analysed sequence variants are products of single base substitutions in a consensus satellite sequence, producing additional restriction sites. The ladder of satellite multimers obtained after digestion with restriction enzymes was compared with theoretical calculations and revealed the distribution pattern of particular monomer variants within the satellite. A defined higher order repeating structure, indicating the existence of satellite subfamilies, could not be observed. Our results show that some sequence variants are very abundant, being present in nearly 50% of the monomers, while others are very rare (0-1% of monomers). However, the distribution of either very frequent, or very rare sequence variants in T. molitor satellite DNA is always random. Monomer variants are randomly distributed in the total satellite DNA and thus spread across all chromosomes, indicating a relatively high rate of sequence homogenization among different chromosomes. Such a distribution of monomer variants represents a transient stage in the process of sequence homogenization, indicating the high rate of spreading in comparison with the rate of sequence variant amplification. 相似文献
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A subtelomeric satellite DNA family isolated from the genome of the dioecious plant Silene latifolia. 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In an ongoing effort to trace the evolution of the sex chromosomes of Silene latifolia, we have searched for the existence of repetitive sequences specific to these chromosomes in the genome of this species by direct isolation from low-melting agarose gels of satellite DNA bands generated by digestion with restriction enzymes. Five monomeric units belonging to a highly repetitive family isolated from Silene latifolia, the SacI family, have been cloned and characterized. The consensus sequence of the repetitive units is 313 bp in length (however, high variability exists for monomer length variants) and 52.9% in AT. Repeating units are tandemly arranged at the subtelomeric regions of the chromosomes in this species. The sequence does not possess direct or inverted sequences of significant length, but short direct repeats are scattered throughout the monomer sequence. Several short sequence motives resemble degenerate monomers of the telomere repeat sequence of plants (TTTAGGG), confirming a tight association between this subtelomeric satellite DNA and the telomere repeats. Our approach in this work confirms that SacI satellite DNA sequences are among the most abundant in the genome of S. latifolia and, on the other hand, that satellite DNA sequences specific of sex chromosomes are absent in this species. This agrees with a sex determination system less cytogenetically diverged from a bisexual state than the system present in other plant species, such as R. acetosa, or at least a lesser degree of differentiation between the sex chromosomes of S. latifolia and the autosomes. 相似文献
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Evolution of Tribolium madens (Insecta,Coleoptera) Satellite DNA Through DNA Inversion and Insertion
Two different satellite DNAs from tenebrionid speciesTribolium madens (Insecta, Coleoptera) have been detected, cloned, and sequenced. Satellite I comprises 30% of the genome; it has a monomer
size of 225 by and a high A + T content of 74%. Satellite 11, with a monomer size of 711 by and A + T content of 70%, is less
abundant, making 4% of the total DNA. Sequence variability of the monomers relative to consensus sequence is 4.1% and 1.2%
for satellite I and II, respectively. Both satellites are localized in the heterochromatic regions of all chromosomes. A search
for internal motifs showed that both satellites contain a related subsequences, about 100 by long. The creation of satellite
I monomer is explained by duplication of the basic subunit, followed by subsequent divergence by single point mutations, deletions,
and gene conversion. Inversion of the subsequence in addition to its duplication has occurred in satellite II. The result
of this inversion is possible formation of a long, stable dyad structure. The 408-bp sequence, inserted within satellite II
monomer, shares no similarity with a basic subunit. Frequent direct repeats found within the inserted sequence point to its
evolution by duplication of shorter motifs. It is proposed that both satellites have been derived from a common ancestral
sequence whose duplication played a major role in the formation of satellite I monomer, while insertion of a new sequence
together with inversion of an ancestral one induced the occurrence of satellite II.
Correspondence to: D. Ugarković 相似文献
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Very abundant and homogenous satellite DNA has been found in the flour beetle Palorus ratzeburgii, representing 40% of its genome. Sequencing of 14 randomly cloned satellite monomers revealed a conserved monomer length of 142 bp and an average A+T content of 68%. Sequence variation analysis showed that base substitutions, appearing with a frequency of 2.3%, are predominant differences among satellite monomers. The satellite sequence is unique without significant direct repeats and with only two potentially stable inverted repeats. After electrophoresis of satellite monomers on native polyacrylamide gel retarded mobilities characteristic for curved DNA molecules are observed. The curvature profiles and DNA helix axis trajectory are calculated on the basis of three different algorithms. These calculations predict that P ratzeburgii satellite DNA forms a left-handed solenoid superstructure. Comparison of described features with other satellite DNAs reveals some striking similarities with satellite DNA from related species Tenebrio molitor, which belongs to the same family of Tenebrionidae. Both satellites are very abundant and homogenous with the same, highly conserved monomer length, although there is no homology at the nucleotide level. Their monomers, as well as multimers, exhibit very similar retarded electrophoretic mobilities. The calculated curvature profiles predict two bend centers in monomers of each satellite, resulting in a model of left-handed solenoid superstructures of similar appearance. 相似文献
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Origin and evolution of a major feline satellite DNA 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
T G Fanning 《Journal of molecular biology》1987,197(4):627-634
A major satellite DNA has been cloned from the domestic cat (Felis catus) and characterized. The satellite monomer, termed FA-SAT, is 483 base-pairs in size, 64% G + C, and represents about 1 to 2% of the cat genome. A consensus sequence based upon partial sequence data from 21 independently isolated clones demonstrates: (1) FA-SAT is not composed of a series of shorter repeats, although about 25 copies, primarily imperfect, of the hexanucleotide TAACCC appear in the sequence; (2) there are many more CpG dinucleotides present in FA-SAT than expected for a random sequence of its size; and (3) 61% of all base substitutions in FA-SAT involve the replacement of G and C residues by A and T residues, indicating that FA-SAT is rapidly becoming A + T-rich. FA-SAT-related sequences are found in many mammals, where they appear to be scattered throughout the genome and not tandemly arranged as in the cat. An FA-SAT-related sequence was cloned from the domestic dog genome and sequenced, and shown to contain multiple copies of the same TAACCC hexanucleotide found in the cat satellite. 相似文献
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Cloning and characterization of a highly conserved satellite DNA from the mollusc Mytilus edulis. 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Sperm DNA of the common mussel, Mytilus edulis, has been found to contain a highly repeated sequence identifiable upon restriction with the endonuclease ApaI. The repetitive nucleotide (nt) sequence amounts to 0.63% of the mollusc genome with an estimated copy number of 5.4 x 10(4) copies per haploid complement. The monomer unit with a 173-bp repeat length has been cloned. Progressive DNA digestions with ApaI yield ladder-like banding patterns on agarose gels, indicating that the repeated elements are tandemly arranged in the genome and therefore represent a sequence of satellite DNA. The degree of internal redundancy of the reiterated sequence is deemed negligible, since nt sequence analysis of a random set of cloned monomers has detected the presence of only a few direct repeats while inverted repeated motifs or any other internal substructures appear absent. The homologies found among cloned monomers are strikingly high, averaging 95%. The results suggest that the exceptional sequence homogeneity of this satellite DNA may be attributed either to some homogenizing mechanism or to evolutionary conserved trends. 相似文献
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We have cloned a repetitive EcoRI fragment from the human genome which displays weak homologies with the Drosophila melanogaster transposable P-element. This cloned DNA appeared not to be a mobile element but, instead, a divergent member of human satellite II or III DNAs. We present here the first complete nucleotide sequence of a 1.797 kilobase pair (kb) satellite-like DNA. Moreover, this EcoRI satellite monomer contains a unique sequence of 49 basepairs (bp) that is devoid of the satellite consensus repeat 5'TTCCA3'. Southern hybridization analysis revealed that the cloned insert is closely related to a highly repetitive 1.8 kb KpnI family of tandemly organized satellite DNAs. Thus, the relationships among these satellite DNA families appear to be complex and may be a factor in their copy number, position and spatial organization. 相似文献
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Very abundant and homogenous satellite DNA has been found in the flour beetle Palorus ratzeburgii, representing 40% of its genome. Sequencing of 14 randomly cloned satelite monomers revealed a conserved monomer length of 142 bp and an average A+T content of 68%. Sequence variation analysis showed that base substitutions, appearing with a frequency of 2.3%, are predominant differences among satellite monomers. The satellite sequence is unique without significant direct repeats and with only two potentially stable inverted repeats. After electrophoresis of satellite monomers on native polyacrylamide gel retarded mobilities characteristic for curved DNA molecules are observed. The curvature profiles and DNA helix axis trajectory are calculated on the basis of three different algorithms. These calculations predict that P ratzeburgii satellite DNA forms a left-handed solenoid superstructure. Comparison of described features with other satellite DNAs reveals some striking similarities with satellite DNA from related species Tenebrio molitor, which belongs to the same family of Tenebrionidae. Both satellites are very abundant and homogenous with the same, highly conserved monomer length, although there is no homology at the nucleotide level. Their monomers, as well as multimers, exhibit very similar retarded electrophoretic mobilities. The calculated curvature profiles predict two bend centers in monomers of each satellite, resulting in a model of left-handed solenoid superstructures of similar appearance. 相似文献
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Three satellite DNA families were identified in three species of burying
beetles, Nicrophorus orbicollis, N. marginatus, and N. americanus. Southern
hybridization and nucleotide sequence analysis of individual randomly
cloned repeats shows that these satellite DNA families are highly abundant
in the genome, are composed of unique repeats, and are species-specific.
The repeats do not have identifiable core elements or substructures that
are similar in all three families, and most interspecific sequence
similarity is confined to homopolymeric runs of A and T. Satellite DNA from
N. marginatus and N. americanus show single-base-pair indels among repeats,
but single-nucleotide substitutions characterize most of the repeat
variability. Although the repeat units are of similar lengths (342, 350,
and 354 bp) and A + T composition (65%, 71%, and 71%, respectively), the
average nucleotide divergence among sequenced repeats is very low (0.18%,
1.22%, and 0.71%, respectively). Transition/transversion ratios from the
consensus sequence are 0.20, 0.69, and 0.70, respectively.
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The intriguing diversity of highly abundant satellite repeats found even among closely related species can result from processes
leading to dramatic changes in copy number of a particular sequence in the genome and not from rapid accumulation of mutations.
To test this hypothesis, we investigated the distribution of the PRAT satellite DNA family, a highly abundant major satellite
in the coleopteran species Palorus ratzeburgii, in eight species belonging to the related genera (Tribolium, Tenebrio, Latheticus), the subfamily (Pimeliinae), and the family (Chrysomelidae). Dot blot analysis and PCR assay followed by Southern hybridization
revealed that the PRAT satellite, in the form of low-copy number repeats, was present in all tested species. The PRAT satellite
detected in the species Pimelia elevata has been sequenced, and compared with previously cloned PRAT monomers from Palorus ratzeburgii and Palorus subdepressus. Although the two Palorus species diverged at least 7 Myr ago, and the subfamily Pimeliinae separated from the genus Palorus 50–60 Myr ago, all PRAT clones exhibit high mutual homology, with average variability relative to the common consensus sequence
of 1.3%. The presence of ancestral mutations found in PRAT clones from all three species as well as the absence of species
diagnostic mutations illustrate extremely slow sequence evolution. This unexpectedly high conservation of PRAT satellite DNA
sequence might be induced by a small bias of turnover mechanisms favoring the ancestral sequence in the process of molecular
drive. 相似文献
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The satellite DNA of ants Messor barbarus and Messor bouvieri is analysed. The results are compared with the satellite DNA data from Messor structor previously reported and with new data obtained from the genome of geographically distinct M. structor population, which have shown that this satellite DNA is highly conserved within the species. The satellite DNA is organized as tandemly repeated 79 bp monomers in all species. The sampled sequences of the three species show a high similarity and all belong to the same family of satellite DNA. Sequence comparisons suggested the occurrence of highly effective homogenization mechanism acting upon the ant genomes. In accordance with this hypothesis, putative gene conversion tracts are identified when the different monomers of the same species are compared. The highest sequence conservation in all species corresponds to a single region with inverted repeats. A CENP-B-like motif was found in this region. The possibility that it may be involved in the homogenization of satellite DNA is discussed. 相似文献
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The brown frog Rana graeca was believed to be present in two areas, the Balkan Peninsula and the Italian Apennines. We have characterised the S1 satellite DNA family from Rana graeca graeca and compared it with that of Rana graeca italica. On Southern blots, the patterns of S1 satellite DNA bands are very different between Italian and Greek specimens, but homogeneous among various populations of the same taxon. The satellite DNA from the Greek taxon contains two repetitive units (S1a (494 bp) and S1b (363 bp)) that could be sequenced after amplification from genomic DNA to directly yield their consensus sequences in each genome. These consensus sequences were very similar among the Greek populations, but differed either in sequence (in S1a) or in both size and sequence (in S1b) from the corresponding repeats of the Italian taxon. A mechanism of concerted evolution is likely responsible for the high homogeneity of S1a and S1b repeat sequences within each genome and species. The genomic content of S1 satellite DNA was lower in the Greek than in the Italian populations (0.5 vs. 1.9%) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis showed the S1 satellite on only 4 chromosome pairs in the Greek taxon and on all 13 chromosome pairs in the Italian taxon. The completely different structure and genomic organization of the S1 satellite DNA indicate that the Greek and Italian taxa are distinct species: R. graeca and R. italica. 相似文献
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Distribution and sequence homogeneity of an abundant satellite DNA in the beetle, Tenebrio molitor. 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1 下载免费PDF全文
The mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, contains an unusually abundant and homogeneous satellite DNA which constitutes up to 60% of its genome. The satellite DNA is shown to be present in all of the chromosomes by in situ hybridization. 18 dimers of the repeat unit were cloned and sequenced. The consensus sequence is 142 nt long and lacks any internal repeat structure. Monomers of the sequence are very similar, showing on average a 2% divergence from the calculated consensus. Variant nucleotides are scattered randomly throughout the sequence although some variants are more common than others. Neighboring repeat units are no more alike than randomly chosen ones. The results suggest that some mechanism, perhaps gene conversion, is acting to maintain the homogeneity of the satellite DNA despite its abundance and distribution on all of the chromosomes. 相似文献
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Chromosome-specific alpha satellite DNA: nucleotide sequence analysis of the 2.0 kilobasepair repeat from the human X chromosome. 总被引:26,自引:7,他引:19 下载免费PDF全文
The pericentromeric region of the human X chromosome is characterized by a tandemly repeated family of 2.0 kilobasepair (kb) DNA fragments, initially revealed by cleavage of human DNA with the restriction enzyme BamHI. We report here the complete nucleotide sequence of a cloned member of the repeat family and establish that this X-linked DNA family consists entirely of alpha satellite DNA. Our data indicate that the 2.0 kb repeat consists of twelve alpha satellite monomers arranged in imperfect, direct repeats. Each of the alpha X monomers is approximately 171 basepairs (bp) in length and is 60-75% identical in sequence to previously described primate alpha satellite DNAs. The twelve alpha X monomers are 65-85% identical in sequence to each other and are organized as two adjacent, related blocks of five monomers, plus an additional two monomers also related to monomers within the pentamer blocks. Partial nucleotide sequence of a second, independent copy of the 2.0 kb BamHI fragment established that the 2.0 kb repeat is, in fact, the unit of amplification on the X. Comparison of the sequences of the twelve alpha X monomers allowed derivation of a 171 bp consensus sequence for alpha satellite DNA on the human X chromosome. These sequence data, combined with the results of filter hybridization experiments of total human DNA and X chromosome DNA, using subregions within the 2.0 kb repeat as probes, provide strong support for the hypothesis that individual human chromosomes are characterized by different alpha satellite families, defined both by restriction enzyme periodicity and by chromosome-specific primary sequence. 相似文献
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Sequence and sequence variation within the 1.688 g/cm3 satellite DNA of Drosophila melanogaster. 总被引:10,自引:0,他引:10
We have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the monomer repeating unit of the 1.688 g/cm3 satellite DNA from Drosophila melanogaster. This satellite DNA, which makes up 4% of the Drosophila genome and is located primarily on the sex chromosomes, has a repeat unit 359 base-pairs in length. This complex sequence is unrelated to the other three major satellite DNAs present in this species, each of which contains a very short repeated sequence only 5 to 10 base-pairs long. The repeated sequence is more similar to the complex repeating units found in satellites of mammalian origin in that it contains runs of adenylate and thymidylate residues. We have determined the nature of the sequence variations in this DNA by restriction nuclease cleavage and by direct sequence determination of (1) individual monomer units cloned in hybrid plasmids, (2) mixtures of adjacent monomers from a cloned segment of this satellite DNA, (3) mixtures of monomer units isolated by restriction nuclease cleavage of total 1.688 g/cm3 satellite DNA. Both direct sequence determination and restriction nuclease cleavage indicate that certain positions in the repeat can be highly variable with up to 50% of certain restriction sites having altered recognition sequences. Despite the high degree of variation at certain sites, most positions in the sequence are highly conserved. Sequence analysis of a mixture of 15 adjacent monomer units detected only nine variable positions out of 359 base-pairs. Total satellite DNA showed only four additional positions. While some variability would have been missed due to the sequencing methods used, we conclude that the variation from one repeat to the next is not random and that most of the satellite repeat is conserved. This conservation may reflect functional aspects of the repeated DNA, since we have shown earlier that part of this sequence serves as a binding site for a sequence-specific DNA binding protein isolated from Drosophila embryos (Hsieh &; Brutlag, 1979). 相似文献
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A highly abundant satellite DNA comprising 17% of the Tribolium castaneum
(Insecta, Coleoptera) genome was cloned and sequenced. The satellite
monomer is 360 bp long, has a high A+T content of 73%, and lacks
significant internal substructures. The sequence variability is 3.6%,
essentially due to random distribution of single-point mutations. The
satellite is evenly distributed in the regions of centromeric
heterochromatin of all 20 chromosomes, as shown by fluorescent in situ
hybridization. Comparison of T. castaneum satellite with those from three
different but congeneric species reveals the highest sequence similarity of
47.1% with the satellite from the sibling species Tribolium freemani. The
phylogenetic relationships among Tribolium species deduced from satellite
sequence agree with those based on karyological, chemotaxonomic, and
hybridization data. This indicates a parallel in the divergence of
satellites and some genetic and cytogenetic characters. Despite low mutual
sequence similarity, which makes them species-specific, Tribolium
satellites have a common structural characteristic: a block of about 95%
A+T content, 20 to 42 bp long, flanked at one side by an inverted repeat
which can potentially form a thermodynamically stable dyad structure. Since
similar structural features are found in centromeric DNA of Saccharomyces
cerevisiae and Chironomus pallidivittatus, their possible importance in
centromere function may be inferred.
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A HpaI satellite DNA has been isolated and characterised from the genome of Drosophila seriema, a cactus-breeding species endemic to the rock fields of the Espinhaço Range in Brazil. The monomer sequences are slightly A + T rich (66%) and there is a significant variation of repetition length (343–391 bp). The length variability is mainly due to a 22 bp indel in some repeats and the presence of a highly variable region characterised by several DNA rearrangements, including indels, inversions and duplications of small sequence segments. The retarded mobility of monomers observed after gel electrophoresis suggests DNA curvature. Thirty satDNA repeats were analysed in samples from five populations which cover D. seriema geographical distribution. Previous studies showed that these populations present low levels of chromosomal divergence in contrast to high levels of mtDNA divergence. The variability among the 30 repeats is pretty low, on average 2%. The results showed that the satDNA sequences are rather homogeneous on both intra and interpopulational levels, presenting no specific feature(s) that could discriminate a particular population or groups of geographically close populations. Possible factors responsible for such homogeneity are discussed. 相似文献