<it>LTRharvest</it>, an efficient and flexible software for <it>de novo </it>detection of LTR retrotransposons

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transposable elements are abundant in eukaryotic genomes and it is believed that they have a significant impact on the evolution of gene and chromosome structure. While there are several completed eukaryotic genome projects, there ar...

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Main Authors: Willhoeft Ute, Kurtz Stefan, Ellinghaus David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/9/18