Transposable elements and small RNAs: Genomic fuel for species diversity

Mobile Genetic Elements

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 63-66

  Hoffmann, Federico G ^a,b   McGuire, Liam P ^c   Counterman, Brian A ^d   Ray, David A ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Genomics; Small RNAs; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; RNA;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AUTOSOME; BAT; BOMBYX MORI; BUTTERFLY; DIET; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; INSECTIVORE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; NOTE; RNA BINDING; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 85009445586     PISSN: 21592543     EISSN: 2159256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159256X.2015.1066919     Document Type: Note

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