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Isolation of Ty1-copia retrotransposon in myrtle genome and development of S-SAP molecular marker.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2012
Woodrow Pasqualina, Pontecorvo Giovanni, Ciarmiello Loredana F
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Long terminal repeat (LTR)-retrotransposons are mobile genetic elements that are ubiquitous in plants and constitute a major portion of their nuclear genomes. LTR- retrotransposons possess unique properties that make them appropriate for investigating relationships between populations, varieties and closely related species. Myrtus communis L. is an evergreen shrub growing spontaneously throughout the...
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