Genomic organization and evolutionary dynamics of repetitive sequences in Cathartidae (Aves, Cathartiformes)
This project proposes to investigate the satellitome of a female specimen of Coragyps atratus in order to help examine how this and other repetitive DNAs influence chromosomal diversification and genome architecture in New World vultures (Cathartidae), a lineage distinguished by exceptional karyotypic stability (2n = 80).