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Editorial
. 2019 Feb 20;10(2):161.
doi: 10.3390/genes10020161.

Evolution, Composition and Regulation of Supernumerary B Chromosomes

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Evolution, Composition and Regulation of Supernumerary B Chromosomes

Andreas Houben et al. Genes (Basel). .

Abstract

Supernumerary B chromosomes (Bs) are dispensable genetic elements found in thousands of species of plants and animals, and some fungi [...].

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