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Centric heterochromatin

Known as: centromeric heterochromatin, pericentric heterochromatin 
Heterochromatin that is located adjacent to the CENP-A rich centromere 'central core' and characterized by the modified histone H3K9me3. [PMID… 
National Institutes of Health

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Heterochromatinchromosome, centromeric region

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A Trans-tail Histone Code Defined by Monomethylated H4 Lys-20 and H3 Lys-9 Demarcates Distinct Regions of Silent Chromatin*
The specific post-translational modifications of the histone proteins are associated with specific DNA-templated processes, such… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Arrangement of centromeres in mouse cells
Applying a staining procedure which reveals constitutive heterochromatin to cytological preparations of the mouse (Mus musculus… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The Drosophila salivary gland chromocenter contains highly polytenized subdomains of mitotic heterochromatin.
Peri-centromeric regions of Drosophila melanogaster chromosomes appear heterochromatic in mitotic cells and become greatly… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Nonrandom localization of recombination events in human alpha satellite repeat unit variants: implications for higher-order structural characteristics within centromeric heterochromatin
Tandemly repeated DNA families appear to undergo concerted evolution, such that repeat units within a species have a higher… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Disruption of centromere assembly during interphase inhibits kinetochore morphogenesis and function in mitosis
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Small marker chromosomes in man: origin from pericentric heterochromatin of chromosomes 1, 9, and 16.
Three patients with different marker chromosomes were screened by in situ hybridisation using biotinylated probes to chromosome… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The analysis of malignancy by cell fusion. IX. Re-examination and clarification of the cytogenetic problem.
Previous experiments with crosses between malignant and diploid mouse cells had shown that the reappearance of malignancy in… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Attraction between centric heterochromatin of human chromosomes.
An analysis of the pattern of association of acrocentric chromosomes with nonacrocentric chromosomes in human lymphocyte… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Sequence diversity of polytene chromosome DNA from Drosophila hydei.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Heterochromatin of the Indian muntjac. Replication, condensation, DNA ultracentrifugation, fluorescent and heterochromatin staining.
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