The Cotton Centromere Contains a Ty3-gypsy-like LTR Retroelement

The centromere is a repeat-rich structure essential for chromosome segregation; with the long-term aim of understanding centromere structure and function, we set out to identify cotton centromere sequences. To isolate centromere-associated sequences from cotton, (Gossypium hirsutum) we surveyed tand...

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Main Authors: Luo, Song, Mach, Jennifer, Abramson, Bradley, Ramirez, Rolando, Schurr, Robert, Barone, Pierluigi, Copenhaver, Gregory, Folkerts, Otto
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3334964/