Transposable Elements : a Guide to the Perplexed and the Novice With Appendices on RNAi, Chromatin Remodeling and Gene Tagging /
There are two major classes of Transposable Elements: Class I elements that are mobilized with an RNA intermediate (retrotransposons), and Class II elements that lack such an intermediate. This book provides a historical background and fully describes all known transposable elements, the modes of th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | There are two major classes of Transposable Elements: Class I elements that are mobilized with an RNA intermediate (retrotransposons), and Class II elements that lack such an intermediate. This book provides a historical background and fully describes all known transposable elements, the modes of their transposition and the utilization of these elements in medicine, genetics, and crop improvement. It is the only text that is targeted at a wide range of readers and can be comprehended also by the novice in this field. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401735827 (electronic bk.) 9401735824 (electronic bk.) |