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Science & ResearchJul 18, 2026

Lifestyles of Gypsy-family transposons shape their regulatory mechanisms

Transposable elements are a highly diverse group of selfish genomic elements, prevalent across the tree of life, whose uncontrolled propagation poses a threat to genome stability.

Transposable elements are a highly diverse group of selfish genomic elements, prevalent across the tree of life, whose uncontrolled propagation poses a threat to genome stability. Recent studies have explored the evolution of Drosophila melanogaster transposable elements, their…

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