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Diversification and collapse of a telomere elongation mechanism

In most eukaryotes, telomerase counteracts chromosome erosion by adding repetitive sequence to terminal ends. Drosophila melanogaster instead relies on specialized retrotransposons that insert exclusively at telomeres. This exchange of goods between host and mobile element—wherein the mobile element...

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Autores principales: Saint-Leandre, Bastien, Nguyen, Son C., Levine, Mia T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6581046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31138619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.245001.118