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Review
. 1991 Dec;1(4):509-14.
doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(05)80200-x.

Evolution of alpha satellite

H F Willard  1
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Review

Evolution of alpha satellite

H F Willard. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

Alpha satellite is one of the most thoroughly studied repetitive DNA families and is a paradigm for understanding other satellite DNA and multigene families. Alpha satellite illustrates both intra- and interchromosomal modes of evolution. Recent advances in understanding the structure and evolution of human and other primate alpha satellites are summarized in this review.

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