Characterization of an eutherian gene cluster generated after transposon domestication identifies Bex3 as relevant for advanced neurological functions
Abstract Background One of the most unusual sources of phylogenetically restricted genes is the molecular domestication of transposable elements into a host genome as functional genes. Although these kinds of events are sometimes at the core of key macroevolutionary changes, their origin and organis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | Genome Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-020-02172-3 |