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. 2021 Aug 5;49(16):9053–9065. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab648

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Interphase and metaphase chromosomes of holocentric (Luzula elegans) and monocentric (Hordeum vulgare) species. During interphase, e.g. in L. elegans, holocentromeres disperse into a large number of CENH3-positive centromeric nucleosome clusters. With the onset of chromosome condensation, the centromeric nucleosome clusters join and form line-like structures along both chromatids. In contrast, in most monocentric species, e.g. in H. vulgare no obvious dispersion of the centromeres occurs during interphase. CENH3 (red) indicates the position of centromeres. Arrows indicate the longitudinal centromere groove in L. elegans. Chromosomes were counterstained with DAPI; bar = 5 μm. Pictures were taken from Heckmann et al. (11) with permission from S. Karger A.G., Basel.