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Transposons (jumping genes)

Mobile genetic elements that can move or copy themselves within a genome, originally discovered by Barbara McClintock. They are classified into *DNA transposons* and *retrotransposons*, with the latter contributing nearly half of the human genome.

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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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