Retrotranspositions in orthologous regions of closely related grass species |
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| Authors: | Chunguang Du Zuzana Swigoňová Joachim Messing |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;(2) Department of Biology & Molecular Biology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA;(3) Department of Medical Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Retrotransposons are commonly occurring eukaryotic transposable elements (TEs). Among these, long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are the most abundant TEs and can comprise 50–90% of the genome in higher plants. By comparing the orthologous chromosomal regions of closely related species, the effects of TEs on the evolution of plant genomes can be studied in detail. |
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