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Identification of CR1 retroposons in Arborophila rufipectus and their application to Phasianidae phylogeny.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Jul 2016
Cui Yaoyao, Yan Chaochao, Sun Tianlin, Li Jing, Yue Bisong, Zhang Xiuyue, Li Jing
Abstract excerpt
Chicken repeat 1 (CR1), a member of non-LTR retroposon, is an important phylogenetic marker in avian systematics. In this study, we reported several characteristics of CR1 elements in a draft genome of Arborophila rufipectus (Sichuan partridge). According to the analyses of RepeatMasker, approximately 254 966 CR1 elements were identified in A. rufipectus, covering 6.7% of the genome. Subsequently, we selected...
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