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Molecular evolution of piRNA and transposon control pathways in Drosophila.
Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology - 1 Jan 2009
Malone C D, Hannon G J
Abstract excerpt
The mere prevalence and potential mobilization of transposable elements in eukaryotic genomes present challenges at both the organismal and population levels. Not only is transposition able to alter gene function and chromosomal structure, but loss of control over even a single active element in the germline can create an evolutionary dead end. Despite the dangers of coexistence, transposons and their activity...
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