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DNA transposon activity is associated with increased mutation rates in genes of rice and other grasses.
Nature communications - 7 Sept 2016
Wicker Thomas, Yu Yeisoo, Haberer Georg, Mayer Klaus F X, Marri Pradeep Reddy, Rounsley Steve, Chen Mingsheng, Zuccolo Andrea, Panaud Olivier, Wing Rod A, Roffler Stefan
Abstract excerpt
DNA (class 2) transposons are mobile genetic elements which move within their 'host' genome through excising and re-inserting elsewhere. Although the rice genome contains tens of thousands of such elements, their actual role in evolution is still unclear. Analysing over 650 transposon polymorphisms in the rice species Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima, we find that DNA repair following transposon excisions is...
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