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Hip-hopping out of control

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'Jumping genes' can wreak havoc by hopping about a genome. Some plants can keep them under control by modifying them with certain chemical groups.

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Figure 1: Possible causes and consequences of uncontrolled movement of transposable elements ('jumping genes').

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    David E. Symer & Judith Bender

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Symer, D., Bender, J. Hip-hopping out of control. Nature 411, 147–149 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35075692

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