Genome dynamics: Transposition and the single cell

David J. Finnegan

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.024

Genome dynamics: Transposition and the single cell

David J. Finnegan

School of Biological Sciences

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Abstract

Ciliate development requires assembly of functional genes from segments separated by intervening sequences now shown to have properties of transposons. This may be a relic of a time when transposition drove genome evolution, leading to the differentiation of the germline micronucleus and somatic macronucleus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R555-R558
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	19
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.024
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2009

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