Burst expansion, distribution and diversification of MITEs in the silkworm genome

Burst expansion, distribution and diversification of MITEs in the silkworm genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) are widespread in plants and animals. Although silkworm (<it>Bombyx mori</it>) has a large amount of and a variety of transposable elements, the genome-wide informat...

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Main Authors: Xiang Zhong-Huai, Chen Li-Yong, Gao Ying-Hui, Shen Yi-Hong, Han Min-Jin, Zhang Ze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/520

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