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Current Opinion in Insect Science

04 Feb 2015   Impact of transposable elements on insect genomes and biology

Florian Maumus, Anna-Sophie Fiston-Lavier, Hadi Quesneville

Highlights:
Transposable elements are paramount in genome size variation observed across insects.
Transposable elements play a pivotal role in the organization of insect chromosomes and karyotypes.
The transposition-selection model explains remarkably well the genome-wide dynamics of transposable elements.
Transposable elements fuel genetic innovation and mediate adaptation.

 

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Creation date: 04 Feb 2015