num_pages: 134
description: This book is about Drosophila retrotransposons, which were the first eukaryotic mobile DNA elements discovered at the molecular level. Both passive and active inhabitants of the eukaryotic genome, they can influence its stable components and at the same time be subject to various types of cellular control. The book covers different aspects of their structure and expression, replication and transpositions, their interaction with the host cell, their role as important factors of genetic instability and essential contributors to the structure and evolution of the Drosophila genome.
language: English
title: Drosophila Retrotransponsons
titlecomplete: Drosophila Retrotransponsons
publisher: Springer