Genome-wide analysis of transposable elements and tandem repeats in the compact placozoan genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>The placozoan <it>Trichoplax adhaerens </it>has a compact genome with many primitive eumetazoan characteristics. In order to gain a better understanding of its genome architecture, we conducted a detailed analysis of repeat content in this...

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Main Authors: Meyer Eli, Zhang Lingling, Wang Shi, Bao Zhenmin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/5/1/18