Watching 'jumping genes' in action
Real-time observation of transposon activity in living cells
16-Jun-2016 -
"Jumping genes" are ubiquitous. Every domain of life hosts these sequences of DNA that can "jump" from one position to another along a chromosome; in fact, nearly half the human genome is made up of jumping genes. Depending on their specific excision and insertion points, jumping genes can ...
computer simulations
Escherichia coli
fluorescence microscopy
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