Computational prediction and molecular confirmation of <it>Helitron </it>transposons in the maize genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Helitrons </it>represent a new class of transposable elements recently uncovered in plants and animals. One remarkable feature of <it>Helitrons </it>is their ability to capture gene sequences, which makes...

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Main Authors: He Limei, Caronna Jason, Du Chunguang, Dooner Hugo K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/51