Jumping Genes-“The Other Half of the Human Genome” and the Missing Heritability Conundrum of Human Genetic Disorders
Deepu Pandita & Anu Pandita · Biotechnology Journal International · 2016
Almost 45% of the human genome is composed of transposons with about 4 million copies. The retrotransposons constitute 42% of the human genome with active families (Long Interspersed Nuclear Element, SINE-R, VNTR, and Alu) allied with insertional mutagenesis and diseases. There a...
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10.9734/BBJ/2016/13904