Long-term TE persistence even without beneficial insertion

Abstract This correspondence responds to the critique by Butler et al. (BMC Genomics 22:241, 2021) of our recent paper on transposable element (TE) persistence. We address the three main objections raised by Butler et al. After running a series of additional simulations that were inspired by the aut...

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Main Authors: Stefan C. Kremer, Stefan Linquist, Brent Saylor, Tyler A. Elliott, T. Ryan Gregory, Karl Cottenie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07568-4