The biology and potential for genetic research of transposable elements in filamentous fungi
Genet. mol. biol
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28(4): 804-813, Dec. 2005. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Recently many transposable elements have been identified and characterized in filamentous fungi, especially in species of agricultural, biotechnological and medical interest. Similar to the elements found in other eukaryotes, fungal transposons can be classified as class I elements (retrotransposons) that use RNA and reverse transcriptase and class II elements (DNA transposons) that use DNA. The changes (transposition and recombination) caused by transposons can supply wide-ranging genetic variation, especially for species that do not have a sexual phase. The application of transposable elements to gene isolation and population analysis is an important tool for molecular biology and studies of fungal evolution
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Main subject:
DNA, Fungal
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Genome, Fungal
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Fungi
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Genet. mol. biol
Journal subject:
Genetics
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Londrina/BR
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Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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