The Unusual Phylogenetic Distribution of Retrotransposons: A Hypothesis

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Figure 2

Retrotransposition mechanisms. The lifecycles of non-LTR (left) and LTR retrotransposons are outlined. Wavy lines are RNA molecules; thin black lines are cDNA strands.

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  1. Genome Res. 13: 1975-1983

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