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Transposable element distribution, abundance and role in genome size variation in the genus Oryza.
BMC evolutionary biology - 29 Aug 2007
Zuccolo Andrea, Sebastian Aswathy, Talag Jayson, Yu Yeisoo, Kim HyeRan, Collura Kristi, Kudrna Dave, Wing Rod A
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BACKGROUND: The genus Oryza is composed of 10 distinct genome types, 6 diploid and 4 polyploid, and includes the world's most important food crop - rice (Oryza sativa [AA]). Genome size variation in the Oryza is more than 3-fold and ranges from 357 Mbp in Oryza glaberrima [AA] to 1283 Mbp in the polyploid Oryza ridleyi [HHJJ]. Because repetitive elements are known to play a significant role in genome size...
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