title: Repetitive DNA and chromosomal rearrangements: speciation-related events in plant genomes.
abstract: Chromosomal change is one of the more hotly debated potential mechanisms of speciation. It has long been argued over whether--and to what degree--changes in chromosome structure contribute to reproductive isolation and, ultimately, speciation. In this review we do not aim to completely analyze accumulated data about chromosomal speciation but wish to draw attention to several critical points of speciation-related chromosomal change, namely: (a) interrelations between chromosomal rearrangements and repetitive DNA fraction; (b) mobility of ribosomal DNA clusters; and (c) rDNA and transposable elements as perpetual generators of genome instability.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Raskina
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nevo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belyayev
mesh_terms: D032461:Chromosomes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D018745:Genome, Plant; D042822:Genomic Instability; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D005810:Multigene Family; D010944:Plants / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D018744:DNA, Plant; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal