The evolution of African great ape subtelomeric heterochromatin and the fusion of human chromosome 2

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Figure 1.

Three-color FISH experiment using StSat, SatIII, and rDNA on chimpanzee and gorilla chromosomes. SatIII and rDNA never colocalize with the StSat in both species. (A) In chimpanzee, however, rDNA and SatIII probes strongly colocalize on chromosomes XIIIpter (white arrows) and XIVpter (yellow arrows). (B) In gorilla, all chromosomal tips are positive for one of the three forms of the satellite.

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  1. Published in Advance March 14, 2012, doi: 10.1101/gr.136556.111 Genome Res. 22: 1036-1049

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