<it>Crypton </it>transposons: identification of new diverse families and ancient domestication events
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>"Domestication" of transposable elements (TEs) led to evolutionary breakthroughs such as the origin of telomerase and the vertebrate adaptive immune system. These breakthroughs were accomplished by the adaptation of molecul...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2011-10-01
|
Series: | Mobile DNA |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.mobilednajournal.com/content/2/1/12 |