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Recent and dynamic transposable elements contribute to genomic divergence under asexuality.
BMC genomics - 7 Nov 2016
Ferreira de Carvalho Julie, de Jager Victor, van Gurp Thomas P, Wagemaker Niels C A M, Verhoeven Koen J F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile pieces of genetic information with high mutagenic potential for the host genome. Transposition is often neutral or deleterious but may also generate potentially adaptive genetic variation. This additional source of variation could be especially relevant in non-recombining species reproducing asexually. However, evidence is lacking to determine the relevance of...
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