Abstract
In most reports in which the activity of numerous Drosophila transposon families has been studied, only a subset of the families tested appears mobile. A comparison of these data shows that there are no transposons inherently more unstable than others and suggests that host factors regulate the activity of transposable elements. Consistent with this conclusion are the properties of Bari 1 elements, which are the only ones of the 14 families tested to be unstable in Charolles stock. Instability is persistent over 53 generations and appears to affect recurrent insertion sites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-154 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Genetica |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- De novo insertions
- Drosophila
- Transposons
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics