The impact of retrotransposons on human genome evolution.

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Published in Nat Rev Genet on October 01, 2009

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Richard Cordaux1, Mark A Batzer

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1: CNRS UMR 6556 Ecologie, Evolution, Symbiose, Université de Poitiers, 40 Avenue du Recteur Pineau, Poitiers, France.

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