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The power of "controllers": Transposon-mediated duplicated genes evolve towards neofunctionalization.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 1 Jul 2023
Ma Huijing, Wang Mengxia, Zhang Yong E, Tan Shengjun
Abstract excerpt
Since the discovery of the first transposon by Dr. Barbara McClintock, the prevalence and diversity of transposable elements (TEs) have been gradually recognized. As fundamental genetic components, TEs drive organismal evolution not only by contributing functional sequences (e.g., regulatory elements or "controllers" as phrased by Dr. McClintock) but also by shuffling genomic sequences. In the latter respect,...
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