Horizontal transfer and proliferation of Tsu4 in Saccharomyces paradoxus

Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests that horizontal transfer plays a significant role in the evolution of of transposable elements (TEs) in eukaryotes. Many cases of horizontal TE transfer (HTT) been reported in animals and plants, however surprisingly few examples of HTT have been reported...

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Main Author: Casey M. Bergman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Mobile DNA
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0122-7