Genome size evolution: Small transposons with large consequences

Suh, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8979-9992 (2019) Genome size evolution: Small transposons with large consequences. Current Biology, 29 (7). R241-R243. ISSN 0960-9822

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Uncontrolled Keywords:	general neuroscience,general biochemistry,genetics and molecular biology,general agricultural and biological sciences ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2800/2800
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2022 13:37
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2026 19:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/88398
DOI:	10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.032

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