Selfish DNA: the best defense is a good offense.
The recent discovery of novel biochemical activities of intron-encoded endonucleases emphasizes the selfish nature of mobile genetic elements.
Edgell
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Department of Biochemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Fast
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Doolittle
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D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000378:metabolism*; D007438:Introns
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004247:DNA; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I