Extensive exchange of transposable elements in the Drosophila pseudoobscura group
Abstract Background As species diverge, so does their transposable element (TE) content. Within a genome, TE families may eventually become dormant due to host-silencing mechanisms, natural selection and the accumulation of inactive copies. The transmission of active copies from a TE families, both...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Mobile DNA |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0123-6 |