Why are transposons so common in eukaryotes, and exactly what do they do? In addition, all TEs in both class 1 and class 2 contain flanking direct repeats (Figure 3). Flanking direct repeats are ...

There are three different types of DNA methylation in plants: CG, CHH (where H is any base except G), and CHG. In Arabidopsis, CG methylation is found on some genes, but primarily on repeat sequences ...

This study utilized two different types of bacteria, each representing a different type of telomere: hairpin-shaped telomeres or telomeres with a terminal protein. Cyanobacteria transposons ...