Molecular domestication of mobile elements.

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Transposable elements are ubiquitous in all organisms and represent a dynamic component of their genomes, causing mutations and thereby genetic variation. Because of their independent and expansive replication strategy, these elements are called selfish and were thought to have no impact on the adaptive evolution of their host organisms. Although most TE-induced mutations seem to exert only negative effects on...

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