The biology and evolution of transposable elements in parasites

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 350-362

  Thomas, M Carmen ^a   Macias, Francisco ^a   Alonso, Carlos ^b   López, Manuel C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PARASITOLOGÍA Y BIOMEDICINA LÓPEZ NEYRA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR SEVERO OCHOA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; TRANSPOSON;

ARTHROPOD; DNA CLASS II TRANSPOSON; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HELMINTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; RETROPOSON; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON; ANIMAL; GENETICS; PARASITE;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, HELMINTH; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; PARASITES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953962221     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2010.04.001     Document Type: Review

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