4th B Chromosome Conference

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Tópicos principais que constam no programa preliminar da conferência:Hands on chromosomes science workshopThe history of B chromosomesExploring karyotype evolution and meiotic drive using B chromosomes in D. melanogaster Origin and evolution of mammalian B chromosomesHolocentric B chromosomes in animalsRecent progress in understanding B chromosome evolutionOn the way to the modern B chromosomes: origin, generation, further evolution, and maintenance in populationsB chromosomes in the cichlid fish modelInsights into the organization and evolution of the maize B chromosome from its sequenceProbing the molecular basis of genome elimination caused by a B chromosome in the jewel waspB chromosomes - a matter of chromosome driveComposition and gene expression of B chromosomes in Astyanax tetra fish: Common origin and parasitic behaviorSmall supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC); genotype-phenotype correlation complicated by a yet underestimated factor: their discontinuous structure The origin and evolution of B-like chromosomes in Boechera (Brassicaceae)Evolutionary history of B-chromosomes in Cestrum suggests a common origin, followed by intense intrachromosomal rearrangements without changes chromosome morphology (AU)