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Population frequencies of transposable elements in selfing and outcrossing Caenorhabditis nematodes.
Genetics research - 1 Aug 2008
Dolgin Elie S, Charlesworth Brian, Cutter Asher D
Abstract excerpt
Population genetics theory predicts that differences in breeding systems should be an important factor in the dynamics of selfish genetic elements, because of different intensities of selection on both hosts and elements. We examined population frequencies of transposable elements (TEs) in natural populations of the self-fertilizing nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and its outcrossing relative Caenorhabditis...
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