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Review
. 2012 Dec;160(4):1842-53.
doi: 10.1104/pp.112.204271. Epub 2012 Oct 11.

Editor's choice: Crop genome plasticity and its relevance to food and feed safety of genetically engineered breeding stacks

Natalie Weber  1 , Claire Halpin, L Curtis Hannah, Joseph M Jez, John Kough, Wayne Parrott
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Editor's choice: Crop genome plasticity and its relevance to food and feed safety of genetically engineered breeding stacks

Natalie Weber et al. Plant Physiol. 2012 Dec.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Overview of the types of DNA in plants and their genomic arrangement. DNA sequences present in multiple copies, including mobile elements such as DNA transposons and retrotransposons, are important contributors to genomic plasticity.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Recombination between homologous DNA sequences has been proposed as a cause of both translocations and inversions. Three cases (recombination between homologous promoters on different chromosomes, between homologous promoters in direct orientation on one chromosome, and between homologous promoters in indirect orientation on one chromosome) are shown, and their results are indicated.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Maize from a Bolivian landrace on Pariti Island, Lake Titicaca, shows evidence of transposable element activity. (Photograph by Eduardo Forno. This photograph may not be reproduced without the written permission of Eduardo Forno.)
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