DNA transposons and the evolution of eukaryotic genomes

Annual Review of Genetics

Volumn 41, Issue , 2007, Pages 331-368

  Feschotte, Cleacuteldric ^a   Pritham, Ellen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal rearrangements; Molecular domestication; Transposable elements; Transposase

Indexed keywords

DNA;

EUKARYOTIC CELL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOME; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

DNA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION; GENOME;

EID: 37549029474     PISSN: 00664197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genet.40.110405.090448     Document Type: Review

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