Transpositional reactivation of the <it>Dart </it>transposon family in rice lines derived from introgressive hybridization with <it>Zizania latifolia</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It is widely recognized that interspecific hybridization may induce "genome shock", and lead to genetic and epigenetic instabilities in the resultant hybrids and/or backcrossed introgressants. A prominent component involved...

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Main Authors: Wang Ningning, Wang Hongyan, Wang Hui, Zhang Di, Wu Ying, Ou Xiufang, Liu Shuang, Dong Zhenying, Liu Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/190