Retrotransposons have generated about 40% of the human genome. This review examines
the strategies the cell has evolved to coexist with these genomic “parasites”, focussing on …

Transposable elements (TEs) are selfish genetic elements that mobilize in genomes via
transposition or retrotransposition and often make up large fractions of vertebrate genomes …

Mobile elements and repetitive genomic regions are sources of lineage-specific genomic
innovation and uniquely fingerprint individual genomes. Comprehensive analyses of such …

Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of vertebrate genomes, with major
roles in genome architecture and evolution. In order to characterize both common patterns …

The evolution of the amniotic egg was one of the great evolutionary innovations in the
history of life, freeing vertebrates from an obligatory connection to water and thus permitting …

Transposons are DNA sequences capable of moving in genomes. Early evidence showed
their accumulation in many species and suggested their continued activity in at least isolated …

Teleost fish, which roughly make up half of the extant vertebrate species, exhibit an amazing
level of biodiversity affecting their morphology, ecology and behaviour as well as many other …

Horizontal transfer is the passage of genetic material between genomes by means other
than parent-to-offspring inheritance. Although the transfer of genes is thought to be crucial in …

There is considerable interest in understanding the effect of transposable elements (TEs) on
embryonic development. Studies in humans and mice are limited by the difficulty of working …

Until recently the study of individual DNA sequences and of total DNA content (the C-value)
sat at opposite ends of the spectrum in genome biology. For gene sequencers, the vast …