Drosophila: Retrotransposons Making up Telomeres

Drosophila and extant species are the best-studied telomerase exception. In this organism, telomere elongation is coupled with targeted retrotransposition of Healing Transposon (HeT-A) and Telomere Associated Retrotransposon (TART) with sporadic additions of Telomere Associated and HeT-A Related (TA...

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Main Author: Elena Casacuberta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/7/192