Contrasted patterns of evolution of the LINE-1 retrotransposon in perissodactyls: the history of a LINE-1 extinction

Contrasted patterns of evolution of the LINE-1 retrotransposon in perissodactyls: the history of a LINE-1 extinction

Abstract Background LINE-1 (L1) is the dominant autonomously replicating non-LTR retrotransposon in mammals. Although our knowledge of L1 evolution across the tree of life has considerably improved in recent years, what we know of L1 evolution in mammals is biased and comes mostly from studies in pr...

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Main Authors: Akash Sookdeo, Crystal M. Hepp, Stéphane Boissinot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Mobile DNA
Subjects:
LINE-1
Retrotransposon
Molecular evolution
Horse
Rhinoceros
Perissodactyla
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0117-4

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