Transposons that clean up after themselves.
A transposon in the germline genome of the ciliate Oxytricha uses its transposase to remove itself, as well as other germline-limited DNA, from the differentiating somatic genome during development.
Chalker
Douglas L
DL
Biology Department, Washington University in St, Louis, One Brookings Drive, St, Louis, MO 63130, USA. dchalker@biology2.wustl.edu
D000818:Animals; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000235:genetics; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D018503:Genome, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements