P elements, both complete and incomplete, contain a left and right end, normally depicted as pointing away from each other. Here, we examine the properties of P elements that may be described as ...

Spontaneous meiotic recombination events do not normally occur in the male germ line of Drosophila melanogaster. However, such events are induced in males when a P transposable element or a source of ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Charles Darwin of course hadn't heard of genetics or genes, which makes his ...

Our genetic blueprint contains numerous entities known as transposons, which have the ability to move from place to place on the chromosomes within a cell. An astounding 50 percent of human DNA ...