Browsing by Author "Cabral de Mello, Diogo Cavalcanti"

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The satellite DNA AflaSAT-1 in the A and B chromosomes of the grasshopper Abracris flavolineata

Milani, Diogo; Ramos, Érica; Loreto, Vilma; Martí, Dardo Andrea; Lima Cardoso, Adauto; Martínez de Moraes, Karen Cristiane; Martins, César; Cabral de Mello, Diogo Cavalcanti (BioMed Central, 2017-08-29)

Background: Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are organized in repetitions directly contiguous to one another, forming long arrays and composing a large portion of eukaryote genomes. These sequences evolve according to the concerted ...
Uncovering the evolutionary history of neo-XY sex chromosomes in the grasshopper Ronderosia bergii (Orthoptera, Melanoplinae) through satellite DNA analysis

Palacios-Gimenez, Octavio M.; Milani, Diogo; Lemos, Bernardo; Castillo, Elio Rodrigo Daniel; Martí, Dardo Andrea; Ramos, Érica; Martins, César; Cabral de Mello, Diogo Cavalcanti (BioMed Central, 2018-01-08)

Background Neo-sex chromosome systems arose independently multiple times in evolution, presenting the remarkable characteristic of repetitive DNAs accumulation. Among grasshoppers, occurrence of neo-XY was repeatedly noticed ...