Transposable elements and the evolution of genome size in eukaryotes

Genetica

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-63

  Kidwell, Margaret G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome size; Molecular evolution; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, SATELLITE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DOSAGE; GENE DUPLICATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; ZEA MAYS; HUMANS;

EUKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS;

MICROSATELLITE DNA; SATELLITE DNA;

EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE DOSAGE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; MAIZE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0036021699     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016072014259     Document Type: Article

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