Retrotransposons: From "Junk DNA" to Drivers of Fruit Crop Improvement
B. Adarsh, S. Simi, P. M. Ajith, P. R. Manju & K. T. Nikithapriya · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026
Historically viewed as "junk DNA," retrotransposons are now recognized as powerful, dynamic agents of genome evolution and a burgeoning frontier in the field of fruit crop breeding. These Class I mobile genetic elements utilize a "copy-and-paste" mechanism, which allows them to a...
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10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i33754