Genomic abundance of transposable elements varies widely across species due to different regulatory mechanisms.
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Genomic abundance of transposable elements varies widely across species due to different regulatory mechanisms.
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Ten things you should know about transposable elements
2018 · cited by 1,521
Highlights that transposable elements are major components of eukaryotic genomes whose impact and interactions with cellular environments are crucial to organismal biology.
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A Field Guide to Eukaryotic Transposable Elements
2020 · cited by 708
Explains how environmental and genetic factors acting at the host level modulate the activity and diversification of transposable elements, producing dramatic variation in TE content across eukaryotes.
Epigenetic silencing of transposable elements: A trade-off between reduced transposition and deleterious effects on neighboring gene expression
2009 · cited by 705
Demonstrates how host epigenetic silencing mechanisms and purifying selection interact to shape transposable element abundance and distribution across genomes.