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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-01-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/10 |