Evolutionary history of the Tip100 transposon in the genus Ipomoea

Tip100 is an Ac-like transposable element that belongs to the hAT superfamily. First discovered in Ipomoea purpurea (common morning glory), it was classified as an autonomous element capable of movement within the genome. As Tip100 data were already available in databases, the sequences of related e...

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Main Authors: Ana-Paula Christoff, Elgion L.S. Loreto, Lenira M.N. Sepel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2012-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
hAT
ITS
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572012000300013