P element
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p-element-254-1190761
title:
P element
text:
P elements are transposable elements that were discovered in Drosophila as the causative agents of genetic traits called hybrid dysgenesis. The transposon is responsible for the P trait of the P element and it is found only in wild flies. They are also found in many other eukaryotes. The name was first suggested by evolutionary biologist Margaret Kidwell, who, together with James Kidwell and John Sved, researched hybrid dysgenesis in Drosophila. They referred to strains as P of paternal and M of
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description:
Class of transposable elements that cause hybrid dysgenesis in eukaryotes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P_element
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date modified:
2024-02-01T13:00:35Z
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