Losing identity: structural diversity of transposable elements belonging to different classes in the genome of <it>Anopheles gambiae</it>

Losing identity: structural diversity of transposable elements belonging to different classes in the genome of <it>Anopheles gambiae</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transposable elements (TEs), both DNA transposons and retrotransposons, are genetic elements with the main characteristic of being able to mobilize and amplify their own representation within genomes, utilizing different mechanisms o...

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Main Authors: Fernández-Medina Rita D, Ribeiro José M C, Carareto Claudia M A, Velasque Luciane, Struchiner Cláudio J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Transposable elements
LTR
Non-LTR
Class II
Deterioration
<it>Anopheles gambiae</it>
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/272

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