Retrotransposons and Human Disease: L1 Retrotransposons as a Source of Genetic Diversity

By: Abram Gabriel

Thirty years ago we knew that retrotransposons made up at least half of our genomes, but little about their role in biology. The human genome has since been sequenced and the position of all retrotransposons in the reference sequence has been determined. However, as of today, the function of retrotransposons still remains elusive. We know much more about the diseases associated with their movement and the host defenses we all have against them.This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811249210
• ISBN13: 9789811249211
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"