Interspecies insertion polymorphism analysis reveals recent activity of transposable elements in extant coelacanths.

Coelacanths are lobe-finned fish represented by two extant species, Latimeria chalumnae in South Africa and Comoros and L. menadoensis in Indonesia. Due to their intermediate phylogenetic position between ray-finned fish and tetrapods in the vertebrate lineage, they are of great interest from an evo...

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Main Authors: Magali Naville, Domitille Chalopin, Jean-Nicolas Volff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4255032?pdf=render