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Survey sequencing reveals elevated DNA transposon activity, novel elements, and variation in repetitive landscapes among vesper bats.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2012
Pagán Heidi J T, Macas Jiří, Novák Petr, McCulloch Eve S, Stevens Richard D, Ray David A
Abstract excerpt
The repetitive landscapes of mammalian genomes typically display high Class I (retrotransposon) transposable element (TE) content, which usually comprises around half of the genome. In contrast, the Class II (DNA transposon) contribution is typically small (<3% in model mammals). Most mammalian genomes exhibit a precipitous decline in Class II activity beginning roughly 40 Ma. The first signs of more recently...
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