Recent spread of a retrotransposon in the Silene latifolia genome, apart from the Y chromosome.
Transposable elements often accumulate in nonrecombining regions, such as Y chromosomes. Contrary to this trend, a new Silene retrotransposon described here, has spread recently all over the genome of plant Silene latifolia, except its Y chromosome. This coincided with the latest steps of sex chromo...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2009
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