Patrizio Dimitri

TL;DR: An improved reference sequence of the single-copy and middle-repetitive regions of the genome is reported, produced using cytogenetic mapping to mitotic and polytene chromosomes, clone-based finishing and BAC fingerprint verification, ordering of scaffolds by alignment to cDNA sequences, incorporation of other map and sequence data, and validation by whole-genome optical restriction mapping.

TL;DR: The distribution of 11 different transposable elements on Drosophila melanogaster mitotic chromosomes is determined by using high-resolution fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) coupled with charge-coupled device camera analysis to change the current views on the role of transposables elements in host genome evolution.

TL;DR: In this paper, a complete assembly and mapping of the nonsatellite component of Drosophila heterochromatin was presented, with the use of available clone resources and assembly methods.

TL;DR: This work has approached a complete assembly and mapping of the nonsatellite component of Drosophila heterochromatin and constructed a bacterial artificial chromosome–based physical map and a cytogenetic map that positions 11 Mb in specific chromosomal locations.

TL;DR: The bulk of the eukaryotic genome is composed of families of repetitive sequences that are genetically silent and exhibit various types of instability, and transposable elements are particularly common in heterochromatic regions of the genome.