Genomic defence with a slice of pi

Phillip D. Zamore
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Phillip D. Zamore: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. phillip.zamore@umassmed.edu

Nature, 2007, vol. 446, issue 7138, 864-865

Abstract: In fruit flies, a few very large genes generate the small RNAs that silence parasitic DNA elements. These RNAs might also participate in an amplification circuit that increases their potency.

Date: 2007
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