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Deflecting the parasitic paradigm: new insights into mutualistic transposons in plant genomes.
Trends in plant science - 1 Sept 2026
Gao Yingying, van den Heuvel Joost, Zhang Xingtan, Keurentjes Joost J B
Abstract excerpt
Inherited transposable elements (TEs) embedded in genomes have an incomparable potential for large-effect mutagenesis. Notwithstanding that transposable elements can be destructive when mobile, it is undeniable that some beneficial effects arise as well. From a population-level perspective, de novo genetic variation arising from TE transposition endows species with increased potential to colonize and thrive in...
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- DNA Transposable Elements
- Genome, Plant
- Symbiosis
- Plants
- Genetic Variation
