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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/216 |