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Marsupial-specific microRNAs evolved from marsupial-specific transposable elements.
Gene - 15 Dec 2009
Devor Eric J, Peek Andrew S, Lanier William, Samollow Paul B
Abstract excerpt
Using a direct miRNA cloning strategy we previously identified fourteen marsupial- or species-specific microRNAs in the marsupial species Monodelphis domestica. In the present study we examined each of the pre-miRNAs and their flanking sequences and demonstrate that half of these miRNAs evolved from marsupial-specific transposable elements. These findings reinforce the view that transposable elements are a...
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