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Transposons 2

Transposons 2

This is the second video in a five part series. This video is almost ten minutes long and describes the main classes of transposable elements and how they move and multiply in genomes. There is also a discussion of the beneficial and harmful effects of transposons and their evolution.
Keywords:
Barbara McClintock, transposase, transposons, reverse transcription, evolution, jumping genes, pol, gag, LINEs, retrotransposons, mutation, Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements, maize, Long terminal repeats, inverted repeats, DNA, insertion
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Material Type:
Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 3, 2008
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 3, 2008
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Submitter:
Jeff Bell
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:
Website, Flash
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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