An evolutionary tree of transposons (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

An evolutionary tree of transposons

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Viral elements called transposons have invaded mammalian genomes for millions of years and currently make up nearly half the DNA in the genomes of all living mammals. The image depicts species-specific transposon integrations as unique events in the evolutionary history of each species.

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UC Berkeley image by Kerry Lin

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