Helitron distribution in Brassicaceae and whole Genome Helitron density as a character for distinguishing plant species

Hu, Kaining , Xu, Kai , Wen, Jing , Yi, Bin , Shen, Jinxiong , Ma, Chaozhi , Fu, Tingdong , Ouyang, Yidan , Tu, Jinxing
June, 2019
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Abstract

Helitron is a rolling-circle DNA transposon; it plays an important role in plant evolution. However, Helitron distribution and contribution to evolution at the family level have not been previously investigated.

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BMC Bioinformatics