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The ant genomes have been invaded by several types of mariner transposable elements.
Die Naturwissenschaften - 1 Dec 2012
Lorite Pedro, Maside Xulio, Sanllorente Olivia, Torres María I, Periquet Georges, Palomeque Teresa
Abstract excerpt
To date, only three types of full-length mariner elements have been described in ants, each one in a different genus of the Myrmicinae subfamily: Sinvmar was isolated from various Solenopsis species, Myrmar from Myrmica ruginodis, and Mboumar from Messor bouvieri. In this study, we report the coexistence of three mariner elements (Tnigmar-Si, Tnigmar-Mr, and Tnigmar-Mb) in the genome of a single species, Tapinoma...
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