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We have analysed the patterns of DNase I/nick translation in the chromosomes of the grasshopperChorthippus parallelus erythropus. Sites of preferential DNase I-nicking were concentrated at the distal chromosome regions, thus showing the non-uniform DNase I sensitivity of different chromosome domains. Among centromeric C-bands, the heterochromatin of metacentric and acrocentric chromosomes differed with respect to their DNase I resistance.
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de la Torre, J., Herrero, P., García de la Vega, C. et al. Patterns of DNase I sensitivity in the chromosomes of the grasshopperChorthippus parallelus (Orthoptera). Chromosome Res 4, 56–60 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02254946
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