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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65779-3
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- Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq, Brazil)
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES, Brazil) [001]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG, Brazil)
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LTR-retrotransposons, knobs and structural chromosome alterations contribute to shape the structure and organization of the Zea mays karyotype. Our initial nuclear DNA content data of Z. mays accessions revealed an intraspecific variation (2C = 2.00 pg to 2 C = 6.10 pg), suggesting differences in their karyotypes. We aimed to compare the karyotypes of three Z. mays accessions in search of the differences and similarities among them. Karyotype divergences were demonstrated among the accessions, despite their common chromosome number (2n = 20) and ancestral origin. Cytogenomic analyses showed that repetitive sequences and structural chromosome alterations play a significant role in promoting intraspecific nuclear DNA content variation. In addition, heterozygous terminal deletion in chromosome 3 was pointed out as a cause of lower nuclear 2C value. Besides this, translocation was also observed in the short arm of chromosome 1. Differently, higher 2C value was associated with the more abundant distribution of LTR-retrotransposons from the family Grande in the karyotype. Moreover, heteromorphism involving the number and position of the 180-bp knob sequence was found among the accessions. Taken together, we provide insights on the pivotal role played by repetitive sequences and structural chromosome alterations in shaping the karyotype of Z. mays.
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