The Role of Host Factors in the Populati
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Richard M. Badge; John F.Y. Brookfield
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Previous models of the evolution of selfish transposable genetic elements have failed to include the possibility that transposition may be limited by shortage of a host-encoded factor. The titration of host factors may be important in limiting the rate of transpositional increase in these elements.