he uses as a case of " major genome restructuring " (p. 11) of Mobile Genetic Elements is that of P elements in Drosophila whose mobilization cause a syndrome of genetic traits called hybrid dysgen-esis. P elements invaded the genome of D. melanogaster Mobile Genetic Elements in historically recent times, but, as Shapiro fails to note, Edited by David J. Sherratt they did not invade the genome ...

Mobile genetic elements are important factors in evolution, and greatly influence the structure of genomes, facilitating the development of new adaptive characteristics. The dynamics of these mobile elements can be described using various mathematical and statistical models. In this thesis, we focus on a specific category of mobile genetic elements, i.e. mobile promoters, which are mobile regio...