Chromosome evolution with naked eye: palindromic context of the life origin.
Based on the representation of the DNA sequence as a two-dimensional (2D) plane walk, we consider the problem of identification and comparison of functional and structural organizations of chromosomes of different organisms. According to the characteristic design of 2D walks we identify telomere sites, palindromes of various sizes and complexity, areas of ribosomal RNA, transposons, as well as diverse satellite sequences. As an interesting result of the application of the 2D walk method, a new duplicated gigantic palindrome in the X human chromosome is detected. A schematic mechanism leading to the formation of such a duplicated palindrome is proposed. Analysis of a large number of the different genomes shows that some chromosomes (or their fragments) of various species appear as imperfect gigantic palindromes, which are disintegrated by many inversions and the mutation drift on different scales. A spread occurrence of these types of sequences in the numerous chromosomes allows us to develop a new insight of some accepted points of the genome evolution in the prebiotic phase.
Larionov
Sergei
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Physics Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia.
Loskutov
Alexander
A
Ryadchenko
Eugeny
E
D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D000069497:Origin of Life; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*