Inhibition of RNA polymerase II allows controlled mobilisation of retrotransposons for plant breeding
Abstract Background Retrotransposons play a central role in plant evolution and could be a powerful endogenous source of genetic and epigenetic variability for crop breeding. To ensure genome integrity several silencing mechanisms have evolved to repress retrotransposon mobility. Even though retrotr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Genome Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-017-1265-4 |