Rapid R2 retrotransposition leads to the loss of previously inserted copies via large deletions of the rDNA locus

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 229-237

  Zhang, Xian ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Eickbush, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

D. simulans; Rates of retrotransposition; rDNA locus; Retrotransposable element

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGENY; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; INDEL MUTATION; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; RETROELEMENTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS;

EID: 38349165930     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msm250     Document Type: Article

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