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Transposable elements have likely played an important role in species evolution. Questions of transposable element evolution, therefore, are best addressed within the context of their hosts' evolutionary history. This approach requires efficient means to identify and characterize transposable elements among related species. For the copia-like retrotransposons, this has recently become possible due to the development of a polymerase chain reaction assay to identify these sequences among plants. In this paper, the evolution of copia-like retrotransposons is evaluated within the context of the evolutionary history of two plant models, Arabidopsis thaliana and cotton (Gossypium).
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Voytas, D.F. Arabidopsis and cotton (Gossypium) as models for studying copia-like retrotransposon evolution. Genetica 86, 13–20 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00133707
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