Plant Transposons and Genome Dynamics in Evolution

Type
Book
Authors
Fedoroff, Nina V.
KAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
Bioscience
Bioscience Program
Center for Desert Agriculture
Desert Agriculture Initiative
Date
2013-02-04
Online Publication Date
2013-02-04
Print Publication Date
2013-04-08
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http://hdl.handle.net/10754/656268

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Abstract
The transposable genetic elements, or transposons, as they are now known, have had a tumultuous history. Discovered in the mid-20th century by Barbara McClintock, they were initially received with puzzlement. When their genomic abundance began to be apparent, they were categorized as
Citation
Fedoroff, N. V. (Ed.). (2013). Plant Transposons and Genome Dynamics in Evolution. doi:10.1002/9781118500156
Publisher
Wiley
ISBN
9780470959947
9781118500156
DOI
10.1002/9781118500156
Additional Links
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/9781118500156
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Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division; Bioscience Program; Desert Agriculture Initiative; Books