The subtelomeric and pericentromeric regions are the two largest heterochromatic regions (∼ 50 kb each) and are suitable for cytological analysis using 3DSIM because of their large size in S. pombe.

Only one VSG gene is expressed at a time, exclusively from one of ~20 subtelomeric loci. Recently, Dr. Li has identified a telomeric protein that plays an important role in the regulation of ...

Kiwifruit: Curious Chromosomes Of A Curious Fruit Date: March 15, 2009 Source: BioMed Central Summary: Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand's eponymous export, the kiwifruit.