The predominantly selfing plant <it>Arabidopsis thaliana </it>experienced a recent reduction in transposable element abundance compared to its outcrossing relative <it>Arabidopsis lyrata</it>

The predominantly selfing plant <it>Arabidopsis thaliana </it>experienced a recent reduction in transposable element abundance compared to its outcrossing relative <it>Arabidopsis lyrata</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transposable elements (TEs) are major contributors to genome evolution. One factor that influences their evolutionary dynamics is whether their host reproduces through selfing or through outcrossing. According to the recombinational...

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Main Authors: de la Chaux Nicole, Tsuchimatsu Takashi, Shimizu Kentaro K, Wagner Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Mobile DNA
Subjects:
transposable elements
<it>Arabidopsis</it>
mating system
evolutionary dynamics
Online Access:http://www.mobilednajournal.com/content/3/1/2

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