Comparison of the Distribution Patterns of Microsatellites Across the Genomes of Reptiles
Huaming Zhong, Xuan Shao, Jing Cao, Jie Huang, Jing Wang, Nuo Yang, Baodong Yuan · 2024
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Description
Huaming Zhong and six co-authors census the genome's stutters across reptiles in a 2024 paper. Microsatellites are short DNA phrases repeated end to end, scattered by the millions. They mutate fast, making them handy markers, yet reptiles had never had a full count.
The team scanned thirty-six species, from crocodiles to lizards. Counts ran from under two million to over seven and a half million repeats, up to eight percent of some genomes. Bigger genomes held more repeats but spread thinner. Snakes and lizards carried the richest, most varied load; crocodiles the leanest. Single-letter repeats ruled in crocodiles and turtles, longer motifs elsewhere. The map aids conservation and evolution studies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Huaming Zhong, Xuan Shao, Jing Cao, Jie Huang, Jing Wang, Nuo Yang, Baodong Yuan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |