Natural selection on gene function drives the evolution of LTR retrotransposon families in the rice genome.

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Although the proliferation of LTR retrotransposons can cause major genomic modification and reorganization, the evolutionary dynamics that affect their frequency in host genomes are poorly understood. We analyzed patterns of genetic variation among LTR retrotransposons from Oryza sativa to investigate the type of selective forces that potentially limit their amplification and subsequent population of a nuclear...

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