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Transposable Element-Mediated Balancing Selection at Hsp90 Underlies Embryo Developmental Variation.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 2017
Chen Bing, Zhang Bo, Xu Lingling, Li Qing, Jiang Feng, Yang Pengcheng, Xu Yanan, Kang Le
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Understanding the roles of transposable elements (TEs) in the evolution of genome and adaptation is a long-sought goal. Here, we present a new model of TE co-option, in which a TE is harnessed by an essential gene and confers local adaptation through heterozygote advantage. We characterized a human Alu-like TE family, the Lm1 elements, in the genome of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria that harbors 0.7...
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