Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genetic elements that mobilize in genomes via
transposition or retrotransposition and often make up large fractions of vertebrate genomes …

Rapid adaptation of invasive species to novel habitats has puzzled evolutionary biologists
for decades, especially as this often occurs in the face of limited genetic variability. Although …

Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of vertebrate genomes, with major
roles in genome architecture and evolution. In order to characterize both common patterns …

Broad paradigms of vertebrate genomic repeat element evolution have been largely shaped
by analyses of mammalian and avian genomes. Here, based on analyses of genomes …

Transposable elements (TEs) play an important role in shaping genomic organization and
structure, and may cause dramatic changes in phenotypes. Despite the genetic load they …

LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposons are dynamic elements. They have the potential to cause great
genomic change because of their ability to 'jump'around the genome and amplify …

Since their identification as genomic regulatory elements, Transposable Elements (TEs)
were considered, at first, molecular parasites and later as an important source of genetic …

Transposable elements (TEs) can be maintained in sexually reproducing species even if
they are harmful. However, the evolutionary strategies that TEs employ during proliferation …

The abundance and diversity of the LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposon differ greatly among
vertebrates. Mammalian genomes contain hundreds of thousands L1s that have …

Squamates include more than 11,000 extant species of lizards, snakes, and
amphisbaenians, and display a dazzling diversity of phenotypes across their over 200 …