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The elements of the transposon families G, copia, mdg 1, 412, and gypsy that are located in the heterochromatin and on the Y chromosome have been identified by the Southern blotting technique in Drosophila simulans and D. melanogaster populations. Within species, the abundance of such elements differs between transposon families. Between species, the abundance in the heterochromatin and on the Y chromosome of the elements of the same family can differ greatly suggesting that differences within a species are unrelated to structural features of elements. By shedding some new light on the mechanism of accumulation of transposable elements in the heterochromatin, these data appear relevant to the understanding of the long-term interaction between transposable elements and the host genome.
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Received: 8 August 1997 / Accepted: 11 December 1997
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Junakovic, N., Terrinoni, A., Di Franco, C. et al. Accumulation of Transposable Elements in the Heterochromatin and on the Y Chromosome of Drosophila simulans and Drosophila melanogaster . J Mol Evol 46, 661–668 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006346
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006346