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Transposable elements (TEs) heavily influence genome size variation between organisms. A new study on larvacean tunicates now shows that even non-autonomous TEs - small TEs that parasitize the enzymatic machinery… Click to show full abstract
Transposable elements (TEs) heavily influence genome size variation between organisms. A new study on larvacean tunicates now shows that even non-autonomous TEs - small TEs that parasitize the enzymatic machinery of large, autonomous TEs - can have a large impact on genome size.
Keywords:
size evolution;
transposons large;
size;
evolution small;
genome size;
small transposons
Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2019
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