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Jumping genes provide diversity; DNA elements shape human genomes in unexpected ways.(GENES & CELLS)(Brief article)
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March 14, 2009|
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Mobile pieces of DNA may have given humans a jump-start on evolution, a new study reveals.
Jumping genes, pieces of DNA that replicate and insert themselves into a host's genome, have been actively shaping human and other primate evolution, researchers said February 14.
Mark Batzer of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge wanted to find out how much these jumping genes--known to scientists as transposable elements --have affected the human genome.
To find out, Batzer and his colleagues compared two human genomes. One was a composite genetic ...
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