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. 2002 Sep;153(7):447-53.
doi: 10.1016/s0923-2508(02)01344-x.

Repetitive DNA, genome system architecture and genome reorganization

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Repetitive DNA, genome system architecture and genome reorganization

James A Shapiro. Res Microbiol. 2002 Sep.
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Abstract

Repetitive DNA elements are major organizational components of the genome involved in replication, in transmission to daughter cells, and controlling expression of genomic coding sequences. Repetitive elements format the genome system architecture characteristic of each taxonomic group. Appreciating the functional significance of repetitive DNA provides new concepts of genome organization and genome reorganization in evolution.

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