Satellite DNAs in Physiology and Evolution

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the unique roles that non—coding repetitive elements such as satellite DNAs play in different physiological and evolutionary processes.

It presents the gene firegulatory aspect of satellite DNAs in different model systems including mammals, insects and plants. In addition, evolutionary aspects of activation of satellite DNAs in terms of transcription and proliferation are highlighted, revealing the role of satellite DNAs in the process of adaptat...