Evolutionary rates and patterns for human transcription factor binding sites derived from repetitive DNA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The majority of human non-protein-coding DNA is made up of repetitive sequences, mainly transposable elements (TEs). It is becoming increasingly apparent that many of these repetitive DNA sequence elements encode gene regulatory func...

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Main Authors: McDonald John F, Landsman David, Mariño-Ramírez Leonardo, Polavarapu Nalini, Jordan I King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/226