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Phylogenetic analysis of Mos1-like transposable elements in the Drosophilidae.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Dec 1999
Brunet F, Godin F, Bazin C, Capy P
Abstract excerpt
We have performed a phylogenetic analysis of 59 mariner elements in 14 Drosophilidae species that are related to the active Drosophila mauritiana Mos1 element. This includes 38 previously described sequences and 21 new sequences amplified by PCR from 10 species. Most of the elements detected are nonfunctional due to several frameshifts and deletions. They have been subdivided into four groups according to...
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