B-chromosomes and cell thermoregulation
B-chromosomes have been studied for over a hundred years. Thousands of works are devoted to the study of morphology, distribution, inheritance and molecular structure of B-chromosomes. However, the biological role of these additional to the main set of chromosomes is still unknown. The main directions of researches aimed at elucidating the biology of B-chromosomes are related to the study of their molecular structure using the latest methods of molecular biology and genomics. Without disputing the importance of such researches, we suggest paying attention to the physiology of cells as well. We believe that B-chromosomes may be involved in maintaining the organism's temperature homeostasis under different environmental conditions by actively incorporating into the process of cell thermoregulation. Keywords: B-chromosomes; Cell Thermoregulation; Heterochromatin; Condensed Chromatin; Adaptation B-chromosomes and cell thermoregulation