Potential impact of stress activated retrotransposons on genome evolution in a marine diatom

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences present in the genomes of most organisms. They have been extensively studied in animals, fungi, and plants, and have been shown to have important functions in genome dynamics and s...

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Main Authors: Vardi Assaf, Jabbari Kamel, Hu Hanhua, Mhiri Corinne, Allen Andrew E, Maumus Florian, Grandbastien Marie-Angèle, Bowler Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/624