The population biology and evolutionary significance of Ty elements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

doi:10.1007/BF00133718

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The population biology and evolutionary significance of Ty elements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Genetica - 1 Jan 1992

Wilke C M, Maimer E, Adams J

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The basic structure and properties of Ty elements are considered with special reference to their role as agents of evolutionary change. Ty elements may generate genetic variation for fitness by their action as mutagens, as well as by providing regions of portable homology for recombination. The m...

Topics

Biological Evolution
DNA Transposable Elements
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Mutagenesis, Insertional
Recombination, Genetic
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Selection, Genetic

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