TRANSPOSON CUT-AND-PASTE. “Not only can some TEs copy their own genomes — they can also copy and paste parts or wholes of adjacent human genes. And they can relocate or paste in the DNA where they want, including in the middle of other genes. TEs have played enormously important roles in shaping our evolution and some of these TEs are continuing to do that today.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022