B Chromosomes – A Matter of Chromosome Drive

Contrasting origin of B chromosomes in two cervids (Siberian roe deer and grey brocket deer) unravelled by chromosome-specific DNA sequencing

(2016) Alexey I. Makunin et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The repetitive DNA element BncDNA, enriched in the B chromosome of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia latifasciata, transcribes a potentially noncoding RNA

(2016) Érica Ramos et al.   CHROMOSOMA

Rye B chromosomes encode a functional Argonaute-like protein within vitroslicer activities similar to its A chromosome paralog

(2016) Wei Ma et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Rapid evolution of a Y-chromosome heterochromatin protein underlies sex chromosome meiotic drive

(2016) Quentin Helleu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Discovery of SupernumeraryBChromosomes inDrosophila melanogaster

(2014) Elisabeth Bauerly et al.   GENETICS

Origin and Evolution of B Chromosomes in the Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia latifasciata Based on Integrated Genomic Analyses

(2014) Guilherme T. Valente et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Delimiting the Origin of a B Chromosome by FISH Mapping, Chromosome Painting and DNA Sequence Analysis in Astyanax paranae (Teleostei, Characiformes)

(2014) Duílio M. Z. de A. Silva et al.   PLoS One

Sex Chromosome Drive

(2014) Quentin Helleu et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Evolution and biology of supernumerary B chromosomes

(2013) Andreas Houben et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

High-copy sequences reveal distinct evolution of the rye B chromosome

(2013) Sonja Klemme et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Formation and Expression of Pseudogenes on the B Chromosome of Rye

(2013) A. M. Banaei-Moghaddam et al.   PLANT CELL

Nondisjunction in Favor of a Chromosome: The Mechanism of Rye B Chromosome Drive during Pollen Mitosis

(2012) Ali M. Banaei-Moghaddam et al.   PLANT CELL

Selfish supernumerary chromosome reveals its origin as a mosaic of host genome and organellar sequences

(2012) M. M. Martis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CYTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF EXTRA FRAGMENT CHROMOSOMES IN RYE

(2010) ARNE MÜNTZING   HEREDITAS

BEHAVIOUR OF DIFFERENT SMALL ACCESSORY RYE CHROMOSOMES AT POLLEN MITOSIS

(2010) ARTUR HÅKANSSON   HEREDITAS

BEHAVIOUR OF ACCESSORY RYE CHROMOSOMES IN THE EMBRYO-SAC

(2010) ARTUR HÅKANSSON   HEREDITAS

CYTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF EXTRA FRAGMENT CHROMOSOMES IN RYE II. TRANSMISSION AND MULTIPLICATION OF STANDARD FRAGMENTS AND ISO-FRAGMENTS

(2010) ARNE MÜNTZING   HEREDITAS

Sporophytic nondisjunction of the maize B chromosome at high copy numbers

(2010) Rick E. Masonbrink et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Male gametogenesis and germline specification in flowering plants

(2010) David Twell   SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION

TRANSFER TO WHEAT OF ACCESSORY CHROMOSOMES FROM RYE

(2009) JÖRGEN LINDSTRÖM   HEREDITAS

Chromosomal variation in the Lindström strain of wheat carrying accessory chromosomes of rye

(2009) ARNE MÜNTZING   HEREDITAS

Dissection of rye B chromosomes, and nondisjunction properties of the dissected segments in a common wheat background

(2008) Takashi Ryu Endo et al.   GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS

Heterochromatin links to centromeric protection by recruiting shugoshin

(2008) Yuya Yamagishi et al.   NATURE