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Controlled activation of retrotransposition for plant breeding.
Current opinion in biotechnology - 1 Apr 2015
Paszkowski Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
Plant genomes consist to a large extent of transposable elements (TEs), predominantly retrotransposons. Their accumulation through periodic transposition bursts has shaped the structure and regulatory organization of plant genomes, often contributing to phenotypic traits. Transposon-generated phenotypes selected by humans during plant domestication have been maintained under strict selection during subsequent...
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