Transposable elements and the evolution of eukaryotic genomes
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Transposable elements and the evolution of eukaryotic genomes.
W hen transposable elements (TEs) were discovered in maize by Barbara McClintock 50 years ago they were regarded as a curiosity; now they are known to be the most abundant component of probably all eukaryotic genomes. They account for almost 50% of the human genome and 70% of the genomes of some grass species, including maize. As such, they make up the vast majority of the output of genome sequ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0607612103