Horizontal transfer (HT), defined as the transfer of genetic material between species, is
considered to be an essential step in the 'life cycle'of transposable elements. We present a …

The authors are well suited to write such a book, having studied large natural populations at
the organismal and molecular levels of the heat shock response. Even during the heyday of …

Comparative genomics analyses empowered by the wealth of sequenced genomes have
revealed numerous instances of horizontal DNA transfers between distantly related species …

Sexual reproduction allows transposable elements (TEs) to proliferate, leading to rapid
divergence between populations and species. A significant outcome of divergence in the TE …

In Drosophila, large variations in rearrangement rate have been reported among different
lineages and among Muller's elements. Nevertheless, the mechanisms that are involved in …

Although small RNAs efficiently control transposition activity of most transposons in the host
genome, such an immune system is not always applicable against a new transposon's …

The Drosophila virilis group is one of the major lineages of Drosophila previously
recognised and it has been used as a model for different types of studies. It comprises 13 …

Background Hybrid dysgenic syndromes in Drosophila have been critical for characterizing
host mechanisms of transposable element (TE) regulation. This is because a common …

Background Previously, we developed a simple method for carrying out a restriction enzyme
analysis of eukaryotic DNA in silico, based on the known DNA sequences of the genomes …

Transposable elements (TEs) are ubiquitous residents in eukaryotic genomes. They can
cause dramatic changes in gene expression and lead to gross rearrangements of …