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Mobilization of two retroelements, ZAM and Idefix, in a novel unstable line of Drosophila melanogaster.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Jan 1999
Desset S, Conte C, Dimitri P, Calco V, Dastugue B, Vaury C
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We describe a novel transposition system in a line of Drosophila melanogaster called RevI in which two retroelements are mobilized. These elements are the retroelement ZAM, recently described in the literature, and a novel element designated Idefix. Like ZAM, Idefix displays the structural features of a vertebrate retrovirus. Its three open reading frames encode predicted products resembling the products of the...
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