Journal of Biology
Volume 7
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 MinireviewGreat exaptationsKathleen H Burns1 and Jef D Boeke2  1Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA 2High Throughput Biology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA  author email corresponding author email
Journal of Biology 2008,
7:5doi:10.1186/jbiol66
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15 February 2008 |
Abstract
Long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs) are among the most successful parasitic genetic sequences in higher organisms. Recent work has discovered many instances of LINE incorporation into exons, reminding us of the hazards they pose to genes in their vicinity as well as their potential to be co-opted for the host's purposes. | 
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