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Turnover of retroelements and satellite DNA drives centromere reorganization over short evolutionary timescales in Drosophila

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Centromeres reside in rapidly evolving, repeat-rich genomic regions, despite their essential function in chromosome segregation. This study of centromere evolution over short evolutionary timescales in Drosophila reveals dramatic centromere reorganization involving recurrent shifts between...

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