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Diversity and evolution of mariner-like elements in aphid genomes

Maryem Bouallègue1,2, Jonathan Filée1, Imen Kharrat2

  • 1Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes, Comportement, Ecologie CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, IRD, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.

BMC Genomics
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Keywords:
AphidsComparative genomicsMITEsMolecular evolutionTc1-marinerTransposable elements

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