Table 1.

Repetitive Sequences Associated with Beta Centromeres

Class Repeat Type Length (bp) Origin Distribution within sections of the genusBeta Chromosomal position Figure Reference
1pBV1Satellite DNA326–327 B. vulgaris Beta (amplified)all centromeres2E Schmidt and  Metzlaff (1991)
2pTS5Satellite DNA158–160 B. procumbens Procumbentes  (amplified)most centromeres2G,H,J,M,L Schmidt and  Heslop-Harrison  (1996)
pTS4.1Satellite DNA312 B. procumbens Procumbentes  (amplified)2H,K,L
3pBp10Ty3-gypsy-like  element417 B. procumbens Beta, Corollinae,  Nanae(amplified) Procumbentes  (low copy)centromeres and  dispers2B,Cthis paper
pBv26Ty3-gypsy-like  element417 B. vulgaris Beta, Corollinae,  Nanae(amplified) Procumbentes  (low copy)2Athis paper
pHC8Satellite DNA162 B. corolliflora Corollinae  (amplified) Beta, Nanae  (low copy)2Dthis paper

[i] Not listed are the microsatellite motifs CA or GATA (Fig. 2A) which show a class 3 chromosomal distribution.