<it>Crypton </it>transposons: identification of new diverse families and ancient domestication events
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>"Domestication" of transposable elements (TEs) led to evolutionary breakthroughs such as the origin of telomerase and the vertebrate adaptive immune system. These breakthroughs were accomplished by the adaptation of molecul...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Mobile DNA |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mobilednajournal.com/content/2/1/12 |