Satellite DNAs in Drosophila koepferae (repleta group) reveal patterns of origin, chromosomal organization, transcription, and turnover in the buzzatii cluster
Ana Mattioli Laborne, John S. Heslop-Harrison, Gustavo C. S. Kuhn · 2026
Read Satellite DNAs in Drosophila koepferae (repleta group) reveal patterns of origin, chromosomal organization, transcription, and turnover in the buzzatii cluster by Ana Mattioli Laborne, John S. Heslop-Harrison, Gustavo C. S. Kuhn (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13553610.txt.
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Ana Mattioli Laborne, John S Heslop-Harrison, and Gustavo C S Kuhn chart repetitive DNA in a fruit fly in a 2026 paper. Satellite DNAs are long tandem repeats that can make up more than a fifth of a genome. They evolve fast and can drive early splits between populations.
The fly, Drosophila koepferae, was the last in its cluster without a full satellite survey. Using public genome data from Argentine and Bolivian populations, the team mapped which repeats it carries, where they sit, and whether they are active. The survey completes a comparison set for studying how genomes diverge as species form.
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| CREATOR | Ana Mattioli Laborne, John S. Heslop-Harrison, Gustavo C. S. Kuhn |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |