Detour: Repeats in the Human Genome
Understand how transposons create repeats in the human genome and their impact on genes and diseases. Learn about retrotransposons and DNA transposons, their mechanisms, and their role in genome structure and gene therapy research.
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Transposons
A transposon is a DNA fragment that can change its position within the genome, often resulting in a duplication (repeat). A transposon that inserts itself into a gene will most likely disable that gene. Diseases that are caused by transposons include hemophilia, porphyria, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and many others. Transposons make up a large fraction of ...