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Epigenetic silencing

Mechanisms evolved by organisms to suppress transposon activity, which may have later been repurposed to regulate other genes. This process is central to the coevolutionary relationship between transposons and host genomes.

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How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution

Half of our genome is made of transposons — snips of DNA that can move and copy themselves. But they’re more than parasites or genetic junk. The post How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution first appeared on Quanta Magazine

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