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Satellite DNA sequences consist of tandemly arranged repetitive units up to thousands nucleotides long in head-to-tail orientation. The evolutionary processes by which satellites arise and evolve include unequal crossing over, gene conversion, transposition and extra chromosomal circular DNA formation. Large blocks of satellite DNA are often observed in heterochromatic regions of chromosomes and are a typical component of centromeric and telomeric regions. Satellite-rich loci may show specific banding patterns and facilitate chromosome identification and analysis of structural chromosome changes. Unlike many other genomes, nuclear genomes of banana ( Musa  spp.) are poor in satellite DNA and the information on this class of DNA remains limited. The banana cultivars are seed sterile clones originating mostly from natural intra-specific crosses within  M. acuminata  (A genome) and inter-specific crosses between  M. acuminata  and  M. balbisiana  (B genome). Previous studies revealed the closely related nature of the A and B genomes, including similarities in repetitive DNA. In this study we focused on two main banana DNA satellites, which were previously identified  in silico . Their genomic organization and molecular diversity was analyzed in a set of nineteen  Musa  accessions, including representatives of A, B and S ( M. schizocarpa ) genomes and their inter-specific hybrids. The two DNA satellites showed a high level of sequence conservation within, and a high homology between  Musa  species. FISH with probes for the satellite DNA sequences, rRNA genes and a single-copy BAC clone 2G17 resulted in characteristic chromosome banding patterns in  M. acuminata  and  M. balbisiana  which may aid in determining genomic constitution in interspecific hybrids. In addition to improving the knowledge on  Musa  satellite DNA, our study increases the number of cytogenetic markers and the number of individual chromosomes, which can be identified in  Musa .

Molecular Analysis and Genomic Organization of Major DNA Satellites in Banana (Musa spp.)