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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): NextSeq 500
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
SUBMITTER: Diego Sanchez
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-5641 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature communications 20171103 1
Retrotransposons containing long terminal repeats (LTRs) form a substantial fraction of eukaryotic genomes. The timing of past transposition can be estimated by quantifying the accumulation of mutations in initially identical LTRs. This way, retrotransposons are divided into young, potentially mobile elements, and old that moved thousands or even millions of years ago. Both types are found within a single retrotransposon family and it is assumed that the old members will remain immobile and dege ...[more]