Centromere Structure and Evolution /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ugarkovic, Durdica. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, 48
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Cytology.; Microbial genetics.; Plant breeding.; Animal genetics.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Biochemistry, general.; Microbial Genetics and Genomics.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00182-6

The centromere is a chromosomal locus that regulates the proper pairing and segregation of the chromosomes during cell division. Despite their conserved, essential function, centromeres are characterized by the rapid evolution of both centromeric DNA and proteins. This book presents current views on...

Table of Contents:

• The Epigenetic Basis for Centromere Identity
• The centromere-drive hypothesis: a simple basis for centromere complexity
• Centromere-competent DNA: structure and evolution
• The role of ncRNA in centromeres: a lesson from marsupials
• Evolutionary New Centromeres in Primates
• Structure and evolution of plant centromeres.