Coevolution between transposable elements and recombination

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 372; no. 1736; p. 20160458
• Main Authors: Kent, Tyler V., Uzunović, Jasmina, Wright, Stephen I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 19.12.2017; The Royal Society Publishing
• Subjects: Accumulation; Coevolution; Correlation; DNA Transposable Elements - genetics; Ectopic Recombination; Eukaryota - genetics; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Gene disruption; Genetic recombination; Genomes; Heterochromatin; Heterogeneity; Meiosis; Polymorphism; Positive feedback; Recombination; Recombination Hotspots; Recombination, Genetic - genetics; Review; Transposable Elements; recombination hotspots; transposable elements; ectopic recombination; heterochromatin

One of the most striking patterns of genome structure is the tight, typically negative, association between transposable elements (TEs) and meiotic recombination rates. While this is a highly recurring feature of eukaryotic genomes, the mechanisms driving correlations between TEs and recombination r...