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ArticleChromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology2010

A paradox revealed: karyotype evolution in the four-horned antelope occurs by tandem fusion (Mammalia, Bovidae, Tetracerus quadricornis).

Anne Ropiquet, Alexandre Hassanin, Eva Pagacova, Michèle Gerbault-Seureau, Halina Cernohorska, Svatka Kubickova, Céline Bonillo, Jiri Rubes, Terence J Robinson

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Article in Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  5. Molecular cytogenetic insights to the phylogenetic affinities of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) and pronghorn (Antilocapra americana).Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2013
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Anne RopiquetDepartment of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa. ropiquet@sun.ac.za
Alexandre Hassanin
Eva Pagacova
Michèle Gerbault-Seureau
Halina Cernohorska
Svatka Kubickova
Céline Bonillo
Jiri Rubes
Terence J Robinson
Veterinary Research Institute · CZInstitut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité · FRStellenbosch University · ZA

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Abstract

The four-horned antelope, Tetracerus quadricornis, is a karyotypic novelty in Bovidae since chromosomal evolution in this species is driven by tandem fusions in contradiction to the overwhelming influence of Robertsonian fusions in other species within the family. Using a combination of differential staining and molecular cytogenetic techniques, we provide the first description of the species' karyotype, draw phylogenetic inferences from the cytogenetic data and discuss possible mechanisms underlying the formation of the tandem fusions in this species. We show (a) that pairs 1-6 of Tetracerus correspond to a combination of Bos taurus orthologous chromosomes that are tandemly fused head to tail, (b) the presence of interstitial centromeric satellite DNA at the junctions of orthologous blocks defined by the cross-species painting data and (c) that in some instances, residual telomeric sequences persist at these sites. We conclude that the attendant result of each fusion is an enlarged acrocentric fusion element comprising a single functional centromere and two terminal telomeres that, collectively, led to a reduction of the 2n = 58 bovid ancestral acrocentric chromosomal complement to the 2n = 38 detected in the four-horned antelope.

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Chromosomes, MammalianAnimalsAntelopesBiological EvolutionCentromereKaryotypingPhylogenySyntenyTelomere

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PMID20204496
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