Background The majority of structural variation in genomes is caused by insertions of
transposable elements (TEs). In mammalian genomes, the main TE fraction is made up of …

Transposable elements (TEs) are nearly ubiquitous among eukaryotic genomes, but TE
contents vary dramatically among phylogenetic lineages. Several mechanisms have been …

Avian genomes have perplexed researchers by being conservative in both size and
rearrangements, while simultaneously holding the blueprints for a massive species radiation …

Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic elements that can move around the
genome, and as such are a source of genomic variability. Based on their characteristics we …

Since the sequencing of the zebra finch genome it has become clear the avian genome,
while largely stable in terms of chromosome number and gene synteny, is more dynamic at …

Transposable elements (TEs) are genetic elements with the ability to mobilize and replicate
themselves in a genome. Mammalian genomes are dominated by TEs, which can reach …

Transposable elements (TEs) are thought to have contributed to the evolution of their host
organisms. However, owing to the lack of suitable genomic resources and tools, TEs have …

In the genome of Artiodactyla (cow, sheep, pigs, camels, and whales), a major retroposon
group originated from a presumable horizontal transfer of BovB, a retrotransposon-like …

Two new short retroposon families (SINEs) have been found in the genome of springhare
Pedetes capensis (Rodentia). One of them, Ped-1, originated from 5S rRNA, while the other …

The third marsupial genome was sequenced from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus
harrisii), a species that currently is driven to extinction by a rare transmissible cancer. The …