Mobilization of transposons by a mutation abolishing full DNA methylation in Arabidopsis
Mobilization of transposons by a mutation abolishing full DNA methylation in Arabidopsis
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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A major component of the large genomes of higher plants and vertebrates comprises transposable elements and their derivatives, which potentially reduce the stability of the genome
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. It has been proposed that methylation of cytosine residues may suppress transposition, but experimental evidence for this has been limited
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Mobilization of transposons by a mutation abolishing full DNA methylation in Arabidopsis
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/35075612
