Transposable elements in medaka fish.
DNA-based transposable elements appear to have been nearly or completely inactivated in vertebrates. Therefore the elements of the medaka fish Oryzias latipes that still have transposition activity provide precious materials for studying transposition mechanisms, as well as the evolution, of transposable elements in vertebrates. Fortunately, the medaka fish has a strong background for genetic and evolutionary studies. The advantages of this host species and their elements, together with results so far obtained, are here described.
Koga
Akihiko
A
Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan. koga@bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Sakaizumi
Mitsuru
M
Hori
Hiroshi
H
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D020084:Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements / Q000235:genetics; D016296:Mutagenesis / Q000235:genetics; D009990:Oryzias / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements