The evolution of transposable elements in natural populations of self-fertilizing <it>Arabidopsis thaliana </it>and its outcrossing relative <it>Arabidopsis lyrata</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transposable Elements (TEs) make up the majority of plant genomes, and thus understanding TE evolutionary dynamics is key to understanding plant genome evolution. Plant reproductive systems are diverse and mating type variation is on...

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Main Authors: Gaut Brandon S, Lockton Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/10