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Analysis of plastid and mitochondrial DNA insertions in the nucleus (NUPTs and NUMTs) of six plant species: size, relative age and chromosomal localization by Michalovova, M, Vyskot, B, Kejnovsky, E

“…We analysed the size, relative age and chromosomal localization of nuclear sequences of plastid and mitochondrial origin (NUPTs-nuclear plastid DNA and…”
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role of repetitive DNA in structure and evolution of sex chromosomes in plants by Kejnovsky, E, Hobza, R, Cermak, T, Kubat, Z, Vyskot, B

“…Eukaryotic genomes contain a large proportion of repetitive DNA sequences, mostly transposable elements (TEs) and tandem repeats. These repetitive sequences…”
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Strong accumulation of chloroplast DNA in the Y chromosomes of Rumex acetosa and Silene latifolia by Steflova, P, Hobza, R, Vyskot, B, Kejnovsky, E

“…Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) sequences are often found in plant nuclear genomes, but patterns of their chromosomal distribution are not fully understood. The…”
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Silene latifolia: the classical model to study heteromorphic sex chromosomes by Kejnovsky, E, Vyskot, B

“…This review summarizes older as well as recent data about the model dioecious plant Silene latifolia. This plant has been the subject of more than one hundred…”
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Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution by Bernasconi, G, Antonovics, J, Biere, A, Charlesworth, D, Delph, L.F, Filatov, D, Giraud, T, Hood, M.E, Marais, G.A.B, McCauley, D, Pannell, J.R, Shykoff, J.A, Vyskot, B, Wolfe, L.M, Widmer, A

“…The genus Silene, studied by Darwin, Mendel and other early scientists, is re-emerging as a system for studying interrelated questions in ecology, evolution…”
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New horizons of genomic in situ hybridization by Markova, M, Vyskot, B

“…This review summarizes conventional and recent applications of genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). GISH is a well recognized technique, but its modifications…”
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Immunohistochemical study of DNA methylation dynamics during plant development by Zluvova, Jitka, Janousek, Bohuslav, Vyskot, Boris

“…DNA methylation represents one of the key processes that play an important role in the transcriptional control of gene expression. The role of cytosine…”
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Identification and characterization of a bacteria-like sequence in the genome of some Silene species by Talianová, M, Žlůvová, J, Hobza, R, Vyskot, B, Janoušek, B

“…The aim of this work was to characterize a nucleotide sequence MK14 that originated from a plasmid library obtained via degenerate oligonucleotide primed…”
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Reduction of heteroduplex formation in PCR amplification by Michu, E, Mráčková, M, Vyskot, B, Žlůvová, J

“…Heteroduplex formation is known to occur during mixed-template polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using universal primers, and may represent a serious problem in…”
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Multicolor FISH mapping of the dioecious model plant, Silene latifolia by Lengerova, M, Kejnovsky, E, Hobza, R, Macas, J, Grant, S.R, Vyskot, B

“…Silene latifolia is a key plant model in the study of sex determination and sex chromosome evolution. Current studies have been based on genetic mapping of the…”
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High intrachromosomal similarity of retrotransposon long terminal repeats: Evidence for homogenization by gene conversion on plant sex chromosomes? by Kejnovsky, Eduard, Hobza, Roman, Kubat, Zdenek, Widmer, Alex, Marais, Gabriel A.B., Vyskot, Boris

“…Retrotransposons are ubiquitous in the plant genomes and are responsible for their plasticity. Recently, we described a novel family of gypsy-like…”
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Dioecious Plants. A Key to the Early Events of Sex Chromosome Evolution by İoan Negrutiu, Vyskot, Boris, Nicolae Barbacar, Sevdalin Georgiev, Moneger, Francoise

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Sex chromatin and nucleolar analyses in Rumex acetosa L by Lengerova, M, Vyskot, B

“…Rumex acetosa (sorrel) is a dioecious plant with a XX/XY1Y2 sex chromosome system. Both the Y chromosomes are nearly entirely heterochromatic and it has been…”
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Histone H4 Acetylation Patterns During Seed Germination and Early Plant Development by Hodurková, J., Vyskot, B.

“…Here we studied whether early development of Silene latifolia is accompanied with changes in acetylation of nucleosomal histones H4. Using acid-urea-triton…”
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Heterogeneity of rDNA distribution and genome size in Silene spp by Siroký, J, Lysák, M A, Dolezel, J, Kejnovský, E, Vyskot, B

“…Genus Silene L. (Caryophyllaceae) contains about 700 species divided into 44 sections. According to recent taxonomic classification this genus also includes…”
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Isolation of Y chromosome-specific sequences from Silene latifolia and mapping of male sex-determining genes using representational difference analysis by Donnison, I.S. (Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, UK.), Siroky, J, Vyskot, B, Saedler, H, Grant, S.R

“…The genomic subtraction method representational difference analysis (RDA) was used to identify male-specific restriction fragments in the dioecious plant…”
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Gender in plants: sex chromosomes are emerging from the fog by Vyskot, Boris, Hobza, Roman

“…Although most plants have flowers with both male and female sex organs, there are several thousands of plant species where male or female flowers form on…”
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Evolution of sex determination and heterogamety changes in section Otites of the genus Silene by Balounova, Veronika, Gogela, Roman, Cegan, Radim, Cangren, Patrik, Zluvova, Jitka, Safar, Jan, Kovacova, Viera, Bergero, Roberta, Hobza, Roman, Vyskot, Boris, Oxelman, Bengt, Charlesworth, Deborah, Janousek, Bohuslav

“…Switches in heterogamety are known to occur in both animals and plants. Although plant sex determination systems probably often evolved more recently than…”
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Meiotic transmission of a hypomethylated repetitive DNA family in tobacco by Vyskot, B, Koukalova, B, Kovarik, A, Sachambula, L, Reynolds, D, Bezdek, M. (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno (Czech Republic). Inst. of Biophysics)

“…Recently it was shown that hypomethylation of cytosine residues in the HRS60 family of repetitive DNA sequences can be induced with 5-azacytidine (5-azaC) in…”
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Quadruplex-forming sequences occupy discrete regions inside plant LTR retrotransposons by Lexa, Matej, Kejnovský, Eduard, Steflová, Pavlína, Konvalinová, Helena, Vorlícková, Michaela, Vyskot, Boris

“…Retrotransposons with long terminal repeats (LTR) form a significant proportion of eukaryotic genomes, especially in plants. They have gag and pol genes and…”
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