Permanent fixation of a transposable element insert in the A2 gene of maize (Zea mays L.).

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111557

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Permanent fixation of a transposable element insert in the A2 gene of maize (Zea mays L.).

The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000

Thatiparthi V R, Dinesh-Kumar S P, Peterson P A

Abstract excerpt

Transposable elements are considered to be responsible for creating genetic variation that contributes to evolutionary change. The pervasiveness of transposable elements in certain breeding lines of maize suggests that part of the observed genetic variation in those lines might be the result of t...

Topics

Base Sequence
DNA Transposable Elements
DNA, Plant
Genes, Plant
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Nucleotidyltransferases
Pigmentation
Transposases
Zea mays

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