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Evolutionary history of the Azteca-like mariner transposons and their host ants.
Die Naturwissenschaften - 1 Aug 2015
Palomeque Teresa, Sanllorente Olivia, Maside Xulio, Vela Jesús, Mora Pablo, Torres María I, Periquet Georges, Lorite Pedro
Abstract excerpt
Three different complete mariner elements were found in the genome of the ant Tapinoma nigerrimum. One (Tnigmar-Mr) was interrupted by a 900-bp insertion that corresponded to an incomplete member of a fourth mariner element, called Azteca. In this work, we isolate and characterize full-length Tnigmar-Az elements in T. nigerrimum. The purpose of this study is to clarify the evolutionary history of Azteca elements...
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