Abstract
On June 27 & 28, 1992, a distinguished group of 25 molecular, population and evolutionary geneticists assembled on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens to discuss the relevance of their research to the role played by transposable elements (TEs) in evolution. The meeting consisted of a series of informal discussions of issues brought up in papers written by the participants and distributed among them prior to the meeting. These papers and transcripts of the ensuing discussions are presented in this volume. Three additional papers (Boussy & Periquet; McDonald & Cuticchia; Lankenau) related to the topic of TEs and evolution but not presented at the meeting are also included in this volume. My purpose in organizing this meeting was to bring together individuals representing diverse scientific backgrounds and interests whose work has, nevertheless, led them to the tentative conclusion that TEs may be playing a role in the evolution of genome structures and functions.
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McDonald, J.F. (1993). Transposable elements and evolution. In: McDonald, J.F. (eds) Transposable Elements and Evolution. Contemporary Issues in Genetics and Evolution, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2028-9_1
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