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Retrotransposons

Known as: Retrotransposon 
Retrotransposons are transposable DNA elements (transposons) that employ retroviral-like reverse transcription during the process of transposition… 
National Institutes of Health

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DNA Transposable ElementsMobile Dispersed Genetic ElementsMutagenesis, InsertionalRGAG4 gene

Broader (2)

Jumping GenesRetroelements

Narrower (2)

MDG1 RetrotransposonsTy1 Transposon

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Additional file 8: of The contribution of transposable elements to size variations between four teleost genomes
2011
2011
Polymorphisms and evolutionary history of retrotransposon insertions in rice promoters.
Retrotransposons are ubiquitous in higher plant genomes. The presence or absence of retrotransposons in whole genome and high… 
2010
2010
Chromosome organization of Ty1-copia-like retrotransposons in the tomato genome
Ty1-copia-like retrotransposons were discovered in all studied plants and form a considerable fraction of their genomes. PCR… 
2009
2009
Comparative sequence analysis of the SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 1 orthologous region in Thellungiella halophila and Arabidopsis thaliana ☆ , ☆ ☆
☆ This research was supported by grants from the Bud and the United States Department of Agriculture CSRE Plant Genetics and… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
DNA Methylation Reprogramming e o in the Germ Line
In mammals, methylation occurs almost exclusively on the CpG dinucleotide in DNA and shows no preference for sequence context… 
2006
2006
riceaustraliensis Oryzaretrotransposition-driven genomic expansions in Doubling genome size without polyploidization : Dynamics of data
Access the most recent version at doi: published online Sep 8, 2006; Genome Res. Darshan S. Brar, Scott Jackson, Rod A. Wing and… 
2001
2001
Identification of Waldo-A and Waldo-B, two closely related non-LTR retrotransposons in Drosophila.
We have identified two novel, closely related subfamilies of non-long-terminal-repeat (non-LTR) retrotransposons in Drosophila… 
1992
1992
[Comparative analysis of the localization and mobility of retrotransposons in sibling species Drosophila simulans and Drosophila melanogaster].
The distribution of four retrotransposon families (MDG1, MDG3, MDG4 and copia) on polytene chromosomes of different (from 9 to 15… 
1991
1991
Retrotransposon-like nature of Tp1 elements: implications for the organisation of highly repetitive, hypermethylated DNA in the genome of Physarum polycephalum.
The repetitive fraction of the genome of the eukaryotic slime mould Physarum polycephalum is dominated by the Tp1 family of… 
1991
1991
Ecdysterone decreases the transcription level of the retrotransposons 1731 and 412 in a Drosophila cell line.
Cultured Drosophila melanogaster cells are responsive to the steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (ecdysterone). The transcripts of…