6033183
9783540749653
Retroelements are ancient mobile DNA found in most organisms. Long dismissed as useless, selfish or 'junk' DNA, they were thought to be mere intracellular parasites from our distant evolutionary past. Together with their mutant relatives, L1 sequences consitute almost 50% of the mammalian genome. This book examines this topic.Gage, Fred H. is the author of 'Retrotransposition, Diversity and the Brain', published 2007 under ISBN 9783540749653 and ISBN 3540749659.
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