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Jumping genes and epigenetics: Towards new species.
Gene - 1 Apr 2010
Rebollo Rita, Horard Béatrice, Hubert Benjamin, Vieira Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements (TEs) are responsible for rapid genome remodelling by the creation of new regulatory gene networks and chromosome restructuring. TEs are often regulated by the host through epigenetic systems, but environmental changes can lead to physiological and, therefore, epigenetic stress, which disrupt the tight control of TEs. The resulting TE mobilization drives genome restructuring that may...
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