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Multiple lineages of R1 retrotransposable elements can coexist in the rDNA loci of Drosophila.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2001
Gentile K L, Burke W D, Eickbush T H
Abstract excerpt
R1 non-long terminal repeat retrotransposable elements insert specifically into the 28S rRNA genes of arthropods. One aspect of R1 evolution that has been difficult to explain is the presence of divergent lineages of R1 in the rDNA loci of the same species. Multiple lineages should compete for a limited number of insertion sites, in addition to being subject to the concerted evolution processes homogenizing the...
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