Amplification dynamics of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements and their impact on rice trait variability.

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Transposable elements (TEs) are a rich source of genetic variability. Among TEs, miniature inverted-repeat TEs (MITEs) are of particular interest as they are present in high copy numbers in plant genomes and are closely associated with genes. MITEs are deletion derivatives of class II transposons, and can be mobilized by the transposases encoded by the latter through a typical cut-and-paste mechanism. However,...

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• DNA Transposable Elements
• Genome-Wide Association Study
• Inverted Repeat Sequences
• Linkage Disequilibrium
• Oryza