ReviewFrontiers in plant science2017
B Chromosomes - A Matter of Chromosome Drive.
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.
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- Molecular divergence and genomic composition of B chromosomes in the fish Cyphocharax modestus (Characiformes, Curimatidae).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Distribution of B chromosomes in Prospero autumnale associates with higher reproductive performance in southern Iberia.Genetica · 2026Article
- Horizontal transfer of accessory chromosomes in fungi - a regulated process for exchange of genetic material?Heredity · 2026Review
- Genome assembly of Astatotilapia latifasciata uncovers B chromosome-linked chromatin reorganization.Heredity · 2026Article
- Meiotic telomeres of vole B chromosomes: shelterin and associated proteins provide a link to the nuclear envelope.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2026Article
- From gametocides to gene drive: natural transmission distortion systems as tools for cereal breeding.Journal of applied genetics · 2026Review
- An intraspecific origin of B chromosomes in Tetragonisca fiebrigi (Apidae: Meliponini) inferred from cytogenetic and nuclear genome size data.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The evolutionary genomics of meiotic drive.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
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- The enigma of the B chromosome-specific behaviour.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Genomes, and Repeatomes in the SubgeneraInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The B Chromosome of Pseudococcus viburni: A Selfish Chromosome that Exploits Whole-Genome Meiotic Drive.Genome biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Dynamic meiotic behavior and evolutionary insights of supernumerary B chromosomes in the hangingflyComparative cytogenetics · 2025Article
- Gametocidal genes: from a discovery to the application in wheat breeding.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- Meiotic segregation and post-meiotic drive of the Festuca pratensis B chromosome.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2023Article
- Ability of a selfish B chromosome to evade genome elimination in the jewel wasp, Nasonia vitripennis.Heredity · 2023Article
- B chromosomes reveal a female meiotic drive suppression system in Drosophila melanogaster.Current biology : CB · 2023Article
- First Update to B-Chrom: A Database on B-Chromosomes.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Meiotic transmission patterns of additional genomic elements in Brachionus asplanchnoidis, a rotifer with intraspecific genome size variation.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- First characterization of PIWI-interacting RNA clusters in a cichlid fish with a B chromosome.BMC biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
B chromosomes are supernumerary chromosomes which are often preferentially inherited, deviating from usual Mendelian segregation. The balance between the so-called chromosome drive and the negative effects that the presence of Bs applies on the fitness of their host determines the frequency of Bs in a particular population. Drive is the key for understanding most B chromosomes. Drive occurs in many ways at pre-meiotic, meiotic or post-meiotic divisions, but the molecular mechanism remains unclear. The cellular mechanism of drive is reviewed based on the findings obtained for the B chromosomes of rye, maize and other species. How novel analytical tools will expand our ability to uncover the biology of B chromosome drive is discussed.
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