Reading the tea leaves: Dead transposon copies reveal novel host and transposon biology.
Transposable elements comprise a huge portion of most animal genomes. Unlike many pathogens, these elements leave a mark of their impact via their insertion into host genomes. With proper teasing, these sequences can relay information about the evolutionary history of transposons and their hosts. In...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5860798?pdf=render |