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Molecular Biology and Evolution 18:432-436 (2001)
© 2001 Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

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Slow Rates of Evolution and Sequence Homogenization in an Ancient Satellite DNA Family of Sturgeons

Roberto de la Herrán*, Francesco Fontana, Massimo Lanfredi, Leonardo Congiu, Marilena Leis, Remigio Rossi, Carmelo Ruiz Rejón, Manuel Ruiz Rejón and Manuel A. Garrido-Ramos

*Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain;
{dagger}Department of Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

Satellite DNA sequences are noncoding, short, tandemly repeated sequences located mainly at centromeres and telomeres (Charlesworth, Sniegowski, and Stephan 1994Citation ). The main concerns of evolutionary patterns of satellite DNA sequences are their rapid change rate and their concerted mode of evolution. When a satellite DNA family is shared by several related species, this enables one to find specific diagnostic sites for use in phylogenetic studies (Arnason, Grettarsdottir, and Widegren 1992Citation ; Gretarsdottir and Arnason 1992Citation ). Here, we analyze an exceptional ancient satellite DNA family of sturgeons which does not fit the evolutionary features of most satellite DNAs. Specifically, we found that the evolution of this satellite DNA family is very slow, as reflected by low mutation and homogenization rates. Notwithstanding, our data offer some information on the tracing of mechanisms accounting for the formation and origin of this satellite DNA family and on the phylogeny of the sturgeons.

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