Somatic Mobilization: High Somatic Insertion Rate of <i>mariner</i> Transposable Element in <i>Drosophila simulans</i>

Although transposable elements (TEs) are usually silent in somatic tissues, they are sometimes mobilized in the soma and can potentially have biological consequences. The <i>mariner</i> element is one of the TEs involved in somatic mobilization (SM) in <i>Drosophila</i> and h...

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Main Authors: Mariana Cancian, Tiago Minuzzi Freire da Fontoura Gomes, Elgion Lucio Silva Loreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/5/454