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The Wukong Terminal-Repeat Retrotransposon in Miniature (TRIM) Elements in Diverse Maize Germplasm.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 26 May 2015
Liu Zhen, Li Xinxin, Wang Tingzhang, Messing Joachim, Xu Jian-Hong
Abstract excerpt
TRIMs (terminal-repeat retrotransposons in miniature), which are characterized by their small size, have been discovered in all investigated vascular plants and even in animals. Here, we identified a highly conservative TRIM family referred to as Wukong elements in the maize genome. The Wukong family shows a distinct pattern of tandem arrangement in the maize genome suggesting a high rate of unequal crossing...
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