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Evolution of the transposable element mariner in Drosophila species.
Genetics - 1 Jun 1991
Maruyama K, Hartl D L
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of the transposable element mariner was examined in the genus Drosophila. Among the eight species comprising the melanogaster species subgroup, the element is present in D. mauritiana, D. simulans, D. sechellia, D. yakuba and D. teissieri, but it is absent in D. melanogaster, D. erecta and D. orena. Multiple copies of mariner were sequenced from each species in which the element occurs. The...
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