Long-term experimental evolution reveals purifying selection on piRNA-mediated control of transposable element expression
Abstract Background Transposable elements (TEs) are an almost universal constituent of eukaryotic genomes. In animals, Piwi-interacting small RNAs (piRNAs) and repressive chromatin often play crucial roles in preventing TE transcription and thus restricting TE activity. Nevertheless, TE content vari...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-00897-y |