Evolutionary study of duplications of the miRNA machinery in aphids associated with striking rate acceleration and changes in expression profiles

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The sequencing of the genome of the pea aphid <it>Acyrthosiphon pisum</it> revealed an unusual expansion of the miRNA machinery, with two <it>argonaute-1</it>, two <it>dicer-1</it> and four <it&...

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Main Authors: Ortiz-Rivas Benjamín, Jaubert-Possamai Stéphanie, Tanguy Sylvie, Gauthier Jean-Pierre, Tagu Denis, Claude Rispe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/216