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BoS: a large and diverse family of short interspersed elements (SINEs) in Brassica oleracea.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 May 2005
Zhang Xiaoyu, Wessler Susan R
Abstract excerpt
Short interspersed elements (SINEs) are nonautonomous non-LTR retrotransposons that populate eukaryotic genomes. Numerous SINE families have been identified in animals, whereas only a few have been described in plants. Here we describe a new family of SINEs, named BoS, that is widespread in Brassicaceae and present at approximately 2000 copies in Brassica oleracea. In addition to sharing a modular structure and...
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