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Supernumerary chromosomes, segmental duplications, and evolution

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The present study depicts the phenomenon of supernumerary chromosomes as autonomous genome elements, similar in features with segmental duplications. Possible role of B chromosomes in evolution and the reasons of their nonrandom distribution in different mammalian taxa are discussed.

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    V. A. Trifonov, P. V. Dementyeva, V. R. Beklemisheva, D. V. Yudkin, N. V. Vorobieva & A. S. Graphodatsky

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Trifonov, P.V. Dementyeva, V.R. Beklemisheva, D.V. Yudkin, N.V. Vorobieva, A.S. Graphodatsky, 2010, published in Genetika, 2010, Vol. 46, No. 9, pp. 1234–1236.

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Trifonov, V.A., Dementyeva, P.V., Beklemisheva, V.R. et al. Supernumerary chromosomes, segmental duplications, and evolution. Russ J Genet 46, 1094–1096 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1022795410090206

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