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Karyotype Diversification and Chromosome Rearrangements in Squamate Reptiles.

Marcello Mezzasalma, Rachele Macirella, Gaetano Odierna, Elvira Brunelli

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Review in Genes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  5. Evolution of ZW Sex Chromosomes inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. Sex Determination in Reptiles: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
    Review
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  8. New Insights on Chromosome Diversification in Malagasy Chameleons.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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  9. Comparative Cytogenetics of the Malagasy Ground Geckos of theAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcello MezzasalmaDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7246-9831
Rachele MacirellaDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4121-9837
Gaetano OdiernaIndependent Researcher, Via Michelangelo 123, 81031 Aversa, Italy.
Elvira BrunelliDepartment of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci 4/B, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3669-1395
University of Calabria · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Karyotype diversification represents an important, yet poorly understood, driver of evolution. Squamate reptiles are characterized by a high taxonomic diversity which is reflected at the karyotype level in terms of general structure, chromosome number and morphology, and insurgence of differentiated simple or multiple-sex-chromosome systems with either male or female heterogamety. The potential of squamate reptiles as unique model organisms in evolutionary cytogenetics has been recognised in recent years in several studies, which have provided novel insights into the chromosome evolutionary dynamics of different taxonomic groups. Here, we review and summarize the resulting complex, but promising, general picture from a systematic perspective, mapping some of the main squamate karyological characteristics onto their phylogenetic relationships. We highlight how all the major categories of balanced chromosome rearrangements contributed to the karyotype evolution in different taxonomic groups. We show that distinct karyotype evolutionary trends may occur, and coexist, with different frequencies in different clades. Finally, in light of the known squamate chromosome diversity and recent research advances, we discuss traditional and novel hypotheses on karyotype evolution and propose a scenario of circular karyotype evolution.

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ReptilesSex ChromosomesAnimalsFemaleKaryotypeKaryotypingMalePhylogenycytogeneticsevolutionmacromutationsphylogenyreptiles

Identifiers

PMID38540430
PMCPMC10970613
OpenAlexW4392896922

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