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| Title |
Evolution of long centromeres in fire ants
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12862-016-0760-7 |
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| Authors |
Yu-Ching Huang, Chih-Chi Lee, Chia-Yi Kao, Ni-Chen Chang, Chung-Chi Lin, DeWayne Shoemaker, John Wang |
| Abstract |
Centromeres are essential for accurate chromosome segregation, yet sequence conservation is low even among closely related species. Centromere drive predicts rapid turnover because some centromeric sequences may compete better than others during female meiosis. In addition to sequence composition, longer centromeres may have a transmission advantage. We report the first observations of extremely long centromeres, covering on average 34 % of the chromosomes, in the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta. By comparison, cytological examination of Solenopsis geminata revealed typical small centromeric constrictions. Bioinformatics and molecular analyses identified CenSol, the major centromeric satellite DNA repeat. We found that CenSol sequences are very similar between the two species but the CenSol copy number in S. invicta is much greater than that in S. geminata. In addition, centromere expansion in S. invicta is not correlated with the duplication of CenH3. Comparative analyses revealed that several closely related fire ant species also possess long centromeres. Our results are consistent with a model of simple runaway centromere expansion due to centromere drive. We suggest expanded centromeres may be more prevalent in hymenopteran insects, which use haplodiploid sex determination, than previously considered. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 29 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 14% |
| Japan | 2 | 7% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 3% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 10 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 45% |
| Scientists | 13 | 45% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 59 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 21% |
| Researcher | 13 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Professor | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 11 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 36% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 31% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 15 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 August 2017.
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