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Junk DNA as an evolutionary force

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  • Christian Biémont

    (Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, UMR 5558, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

  • Cristina Vieira

    (Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, UMR 5558, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1)

Abstract

Transposable elements were long dismissed as useless, but they are emerging as major players in evolution. Their interactions with the genome and the environment affect how genes are translated into physical traits.

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  • Christian Biémont & Cristina Vieira, 2006. "Junk DNA as an evolutionary force," Nature, Nature, vol. 443(7111), pages 521-524, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:443:y:2006:i:7111:d:10.1038_443521a
    DOI: 10.1038/443521a
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    1. Christian Parisod & Corinne Mhiri & K Yoong Lim & James J Clarkson & Mark W Chase & Andrew R Leitch & Marie-Angèle Grandbastien, 2012. "Differential Dynamics of Transposable Elements during Long-Term Diploidization of Nicotiana Section Repandae (Solanaceae) Allopolyploid Genomes," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(11), pages 1-12, November.
    2. Mercedes Spínola-Amilibia & Lidia Araújo-Bazán & Álvaro Gándara & James M. Berger & Ernesto Arias-Palomo, 2023. "IS21 family transposase cleaved donor complex traps two right-handed superhelical crossings," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    3. Laurie Lannes & Christopher M. Furman & Alison B. Hickman & Fred Dyda, 2023. "Zinc-finger BED domains drive the formation of the active Hermes transpososome by asymmetric DNA binding," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, December.
    4. Amrit Tiwana & Hani Safadi, 2024. "Atrophy in Aging Systems: Evidence, Dynamics, and Antidote," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 35(1), pages 66-86, March.

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