BEL/Pao retrotransposons in metazoan genomes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are a widespread kind of transposable element present in eukaryotic genomes. They are a major factor in genome evolution due to their ability to create large scale mutations and genome rear...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/154 |