Identification and molecular characterization of LTR and LINE retrotransposable elements in Fagus sylvatica L.
Retrotransposable elements are important and peculiar genetic components derived from ancient retrovirus insertion inside plants genome. Their ability to move and/or replicate inside the genome is an important evolutionary force, responsible for the increase of genome size and the regulation of gene...
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Language: | English |
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
2009-06-01
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Series: | iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry |
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Online Access: | https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor0501-002 |