Transposable element persistence via potential genome-level ecosystem engineering.

Stefan C KremerStefan LinquistBrent SaylorTyler A ElliottT Ryan GregoryKarl Cottenie

Published in: BMC genomics (2020)

From a TE ecology perspective, we suggest this could be interpreted as a case of ecosystem engineering within the genome, where TEs persist by creating their own "habitat".

Keyphrases

climate change
human health
genome wide
risk assessment
gene expression
dna methylation
water quality