PROTECTIONS AGAINST TEs. “Because excessive TE activity can damage exons, many organisms have acquired mechanisms to inhibit their activity. Bacteria may undergo high rates of gene deletion as part of a mechanism to remove TEs and viruses from their genomes, while eukaryotic organisms typically use RNA interference to inhibit TE activity. Nevertheless, some TEs generate large families often associated with speciation events.” (TE = transposable elements, jumping genes).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposable_element
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022