Abstract
Transposable elements are the single largest component of the genetic material of most eukaryotes. The recent availability of large quantities of genomic sequence has led to a shift from the genetic characterization of single elements to genome-wide analysis of enormous transposable-element populations. Nowhere is this shift more evident than in plants, in which transposable elements were first discovered and where they are still actively reshaping genomes.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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DNA Methylation
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DNA Transposable Elements / physiology*
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DNA, Plant / physiology*
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Evolution, Molecular
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Gene Dosage
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Genomics*
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Phylogeny
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Plants / genetics*
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Retroelements / genetics
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Terminal Repeat Sequences / genetics
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Transcription, Genetic / physiology
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Transposases / physiology
Substances
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DNA Transposable Elements
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DNA, Plant
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Retroelements
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Transposases