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Understanding Jumping Genes in Genomes by Aditya Kanwal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Transposons are sequences of DNA that can move within a genome and cause mutations. There are two main classes of transposons: retrotransposons which move via an RNA intermediate using reverse transcriptase, and DNA transposons which move directly via a cut-and-paste mechanism using a transposase enzyme. While transposons can cause genetic diseases, they also play an important role in genome evolution by increasing genetic diversity and facilitating gene rearrangements. Researchers utilize transposons as to
- Author
- Aditya Kanwal
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- EN