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Abbreviations

BAC:

Bacterial artificial chromosome

cDNA:

Complementary DNA

CENP-A:

Centromere protein A

CNV:

Copy number variation

dbSNP:

Single nucleotide polymorphism database

EBR:

Evolutionary breakpoint region

ENCODE:

Encyclopedia of DNA elements

FISH:

Fluorescence in situ hybridization

HSB:

Homologous synteny block

LINE:

Long interspersed element

ncRNA:

Non-coding RNA

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  1. School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NJ, UK

    Darren Griffin

  2. Department of Genomics and Genetics, The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK

    David W. Burt

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Griffin, D., Burt, D.W. All chromosomes great and small: 10 years on. Chromosome Res 22, 1–6 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10577-014-9413-0

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