Sex brings transposons and genomes into conflict

Genetica

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 289-295

  Bestor, Timothy H ^a  

^a The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytosine methylation; DNA methyltransferase; Host defense; Outcrossing sexual reproduction; Transposon

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

CYTOSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME; GERM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENOME, HUMAN; GERM CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 0033287156     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003990818251     Document Type: Article

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