VHICA, a New Method to Discriminate between Vertical and Horizontal Transposon Transfer: Application to the Mariner Family within Drosophila
Transposable elements (TEs) are genomic repeated sequences that display complex evolutionary patterns. They are usually inherited vertically, but can occasionally be transmitted between sexually independent species, through so-called horizontal transposon transfers (HTTs). Recurrent HTTs are suppose...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776708/ |