title: Transposable elements in mendelian populations. I. A theory.
abstract: Transposable elements are DNA sequences, found throughout eukaryotes, that transpose replicatively and cause numerous genetic and developmental effects on their hosts. A model of the evolution of transposable elements in Mendelian populations is proposed. From its analysis, formulas for the mean copy number and frequency spectrum are obtained.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Langley
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brookfield
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaplan