Intron mobility. Invasive introns.
The evidence that introns in fungal and plant organellar DNAs are mobile genetic elements has strengthened significantly; like Shaw's cockney heroine, Eliza Doolittle, they cannot help but betray their origins.
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics*; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D007438:Introns; D008957:Models, Genetic; D015388:Organelles / Q000502:physiology; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D012326:RNA Splicing; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D018744:DNA, Plant; D012322:RNA Precursors