Transposable elements (TEs) or “jumping genes” historically have been disparaged as a
class of “junk DNA” in mammalian genomes (1, 2). The advent of whole genome DNA …

Transposons are DNA sequences capable of moving in genomes. Early evidence showed
their accumulation in many species and suggested their continued activity in at least isolated …

Human Evolutionary Genetics is a groundbreaking text which for the first time brings
together molecular genetics and genomics to the study of the origins and movements of …

We examined genetic diversity and population structure in the American landmass using
678 autosomal microsatellite markers genotyped in 422 individuals representing 24 Native …

Well-resolved molecular gene trees illustrate the concept of descent with modification and
exhibit the opposing processes of drift and migration, both of which influence population …

There has been a recent trend in genetic studies of wild populations where researchers
have changed their sampling schemes from sampling pre-defined populations to sampling …

Using high-throughput sequencing, we devised a technique to determine the insertion sites
of virtually all members of the human-specific L1 retrotransposon family in any human …

The proportion of human genetic variation due to differences between populations is
modest, and individuals from different populations can be genetically more similar than …

Characterizing structural variants in the human genome is of great importance, but a
genome wide analysis to detect interspersed repeats has not been done. Thus, the degree …

The HeLa cell line is the oldest, most widely distributed, permanent human cell line. As a
nearly ubiquitous inhabitant of laboratories using tissue culture techniques, its aggressive …