New preprint from the lab led by former masters student AJ Roussel in collaboration with Alexander Suh and
@fjruizruano.bsky.social. We found a ~4-fold accumulation of a Neptune
#transposon in asexually reproducing "F1" fish hybrids. An unexpected and fascinating finding!
#TEsky
Accumulation of a biparentally-inherited Neptune transposable element in natural Killifish hybrids (Fundulus diaphanus X F. heteroclitus)
Transposable elements (TEs) are abundant selfish genetic elements that can mobilize in their host genome, causing DNA damage, mutations and chromosome rearrangements. TE silencing is thus critical, an...
