BEL/Pao retrotransposons in metazoan genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are a widespread kind of transposable element present in eukaryotic genomes. They are a major factor in genome evolution due to their ability to create large scale mutations and genome rear...

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Main Authors: de la Chaux Nicole, Wagner Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/154