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Distribution of 5S ribosomal RNA genes in somatic and germ cells of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus

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In the house cricket,Acheta domesticus, the 110 genes per haploid genome encoding 18S and 28S rRNA are contained within rDNA repeats which are amplified during oogenesis. The 5S rRNA coding sequences of this cricket are found in two sizes of 5S DNA repeating units (measuring 2.1 and 3.0 kb). The 3.0 kb repeats account for more than 90% of the totalAcheta 5S DNA. We have determined the number of cricket 5S rRNA genes by RNA-DNA hybridization analysis: 310 5S DNA repeats/haploid genome clearly approximates the number of 18S and 28S rRNA genes. Because of the relatively low copy number of 5S rRNA genes the possibility of 5S DNA amplification in oocytes ofA. domesticus was also examined. Although amplification of rDNA is readily detectable, amplification of 5S DNA is not observed in oocytes ofA. domesticus. Unlike the genes coding for 18S and 28S rRNA which are localized at a single chromosomal site in the genome ofA. domesticus, the 5S rRNA genes occupy numerous sites distributed along the length of most chromosomes.

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Beneš, H., Cave, M.D. Distribution of 5S ribosomal RNA genes in somatic and germ cells of the house cricket,Acheta domesticus . Chromosoma 93, 31–37 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01259443

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