Control of chicken CR1 retrotransposons is independent of Dicer-mediated RNA interference pathway
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dicer is an RNase III-ribonuclease that initiates the formation of small interfering RNAs as a defence against genomic parasites such as retrotransposons. Despite intensive characterization in mammalian species, the biological functi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/53 |