Transposable Elements: No More 'Junk DNA'

Since the advent of whole-genome sequencing, transposable elements (TEs), just thought to be 'junk' DNA, have been noticed because of their numerous copies in various eukaryotic genomes. Many studies about TEs have been conducted to discover their functions in their host genomes. Based on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kim, Yun-Ji, Lee, Jungnam, Han, Kyudong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korea Genome Organization 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3543922/