Recent CR1 non-LTR retrotransposon activity in coscoroba reveals an insertion site preference

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chicken repeat 1 (CR1) is a taxonomically widespread non-LTR retrotransposon. Insertion site bias, or lack thereof, has not been demonstrated for CR1. Recent CR1 retrotranspositions were used to examine flanking regions for GC conten...

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Main Authors: Quinn Thomas W, St John Judy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/567