Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6487802 | Current Opinion in Biotechnology | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
- Genomes of crop plants are peppered with retrotransposons.
- Retrotransposons can be selectively mobilized in epigenetic mutants.
- Their selective mobilization is also triggered by environmental stress.
- New retrotransposon insertions create novel regulatory gene networks.
- Controlled retrotransposition may generate novel phenotypic diversity in crops.
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Authors
Jerzy Paszkowski,