The transposon Galileo generates natural chromosomal inversions in Drosophila by ectopic recombination.
Transposable elements (TEs) are responsible for the generation of chromosomal inversions in several groups of organisms. However, in Drosophila and other Dipterans, where inversions are abundant both as intraspecific polymorphisms and interspecific fixed differences, the evidence for a role of TEs i...
Main Authors: | Alejandra Delprat, Bàrbara Negre, Marta Puig, Alfredo Ruiz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-11-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2775673?pdf=render |
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