Diversity and evolution of the transposable element repertoire in arthropods with particular reference to insects
Abstract Background Transposable elements (TEs) are a major component of metazoan genomes and are associated with a variety of mechanisms that shape genome architecture and evolution. Despite the ever-growing number of insect genomes sequenced to date, our understanding of the diversity and evolutio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1324-9 |