Genome size evolution: Small transposons with large consequences

Alexander Suh

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.032

Genome size evolution: Small transposons with large consequences

Alexander Suh

School of Biological Sciences

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R241-R243
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	29
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.032
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2019

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