What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?

Cytogenetic studies in Cebus spp. have highlighted a peculiar genomic feature: the presence of conspicuous regions of extracentromeric heterochromatin distributed throughout the karyotype. This study investigates the distribution, variability and composition of heterochromatin and their possible imp...

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Autores principales: Nieves, M., Fantini, L., Mudry, M.D.
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spelling todo:paper_00244066_v123_n1_p113_Nieves2023-10-03T14:34:55Z What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)? Nieves, M. Fantini, L. Mudry, M.D. Cebus GC content Genome dynamics Genome size Heterochromatin ICGH Molecular cytogenetics Neotropical primates Polymorphisms chromosome cytogenetics genome genomics hybridization molecular analysis polymorphism primate Cebus Cebus albifrons Cebus xanthosternos Platyrrhini Primates Cytogenetic studies in Cebus spp. have highlighted a peculiar genomic feature: the presence of conspicuous regions of extracentromeric heterochromatin distributed throughout the karyotype. This study investigates the distribution, variability and composition of heterochromatin and their possible implications for genome dynamics. We performed a molecular cytogenetic analysis in 253 individuals from seven of the 12 currently recognized species. The proportion of heterochromatin was related to genome size and ranked, from smallest to largest, from C. xanthosternos to C. albifrons. Interspecies comparative genome hybridization analyses suggested that the differences among species are not related to heterochromatin content but to changes in the Y chromosome. The pattern revealed by DAPI/CMA3 staining showed that Cebus heterochromatic DNA has a GC-rich composition. The distribution frequencies of heteromorphisms and polymorphisms were not randomly distributed, because a distinguishable pattern could be recognized for each group. Cebus cay and C. nigritus had a higher level of heterochromatin variability than previously reported. In conclusion, the wide variability among species of the genus Cebus is mostly due to the repetitive DNA fraction of its genome. © 2017 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00244066_v123_n1_p113_Nieves
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topic Cebus
GC content
Genome dynamics
Genome size
Heterochromatin
ICGH
Molecular cytogenetics
Neotropical primates
Polymorphisms
chromosome
cytogenetics
genome
genomics
hybridization
molecular analysis
polymorphism
primate
Cebus
Cebus albifrons
Cebus xanthosternos
Platyrrhini
Primates
spellingShingle Cebus
GC content
Genome dynamics
Genome size
Heterochromatin
ICGH
Molecular cytogenetics
Neotropical primates
Polymorphisms
chromosome
cytogenetics
genome
genomics
hybridization
molecular analysis
polymorphism
primate
Cebus
Cebus albifrons
Cebus xanthosternos
Platyrrhini
Primates
Nieves, M.
Fantini, L.
Mudry, M.D.
What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?
topic_facet Cebus
GC content
Genome dynamics
Genome size
Heterochromatin
ICGH
Molecular cytogenetics
Neotropical primates
Polymorphisms
chromosome
cytogenetics
genome
genomics
hybridization
molecular analysis
polymorphism
primate
Cebus
Cebus albifrons
Cebus xanthosternos
Platyrrhini
Primates
description Cytogenetic studies in Cebus spp. have highlighted a peculiar genomic feature: the presence of conspicuous regions of extracentromeric heterochromatin distributed throughout the karyotype. This study investigates the distribution, variability and composition of heterochromatin and their possible implications for genome dynamics. We performed a molecular cytogenetic analysis in 253 individuals from seven of the 12 currently recognized species. The proportion of heterochromatin was related to genome size and ranked, from smallest to largest, from C. xanthosternos to C. albifrons. Interspecies comparative genome hybridization analyses suggested that the differences among species are not related to heterochromatin content but to changes in the Y chromosome. The pattern revealed by DAPI/CMA3 staining showed that Cebus heterochromatic DNA has a GC-rich composition. The distribution frequencies of heteromorphisms and polymorphisms were not randomly distributed, because a distinguishable pattern could be recognized for each group. Cebus cay and C. nigritus had a higher level of heterochromatin variability than previously reported. In conclusion, the wide variability among species of the genus Cebus is mostly due to the repetitive DNA fraction of its genome. © 2017 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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author Nieves, M.
Fantini, L.
Mudry, M.D.
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Fantini, L.
Mudry, M.D.
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title What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?
title_short What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?
title_full What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?
title_fullStr What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?
title_full_unstemmed What do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (Cebus: Platyrrhini)?
title_sort what do we know about the heterochromatin of capuchin monkeys (cebus: platyrrhini)?
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