piRNA and Transposon Dynamics in Drosophila: A Female Story
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa094
Abstract: Abstract The germlines of metazoans contain transposable elements (TEs) causing genetic instability and affecting fitness. To protect the germline from TE activity, gonads of metazoans produce TE-derived PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) that silence TE expression. In… read more here.
Keywords: drosophila; pirna transposon; dynamics drosophila; germline ... See more keywords