Mobile DNA and the TE-Thrust hypothesis: supporting evidence from the primates
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Transposable elements (TEs) are increasingly being recognized as powerful facilitators of evolution. We propose the TE-Thrust hypothesis to encompass TE-facilitated processes by which genomes self-engineer coding, regulatory, karyotypic or other genetic changes....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Mobile DNA |
| Online Access: | http://www.mobilednajournal.com/content/2/1/8 |