Dmir\TRAM element is inserted several times within the Lcp cluster on the neo-Y chromosome of D.miranda. The former homologue, the X2 chromosome, is devoid of Dmir\TRAM sites. The enriched occurrence of Dmir\TRAM elements at the evolving neo-Y chromosome adds evidence to the view that Y chromosome degeneration is driven by the accumulation of transposable elements. The element has been cloned and its structure and organisation determined.
Dmir\TRAM element is inserted several times within the Lcp cluster on the neo-Y chromosome of D.miranda. The former homologue, the X2 chromosome, is devoid of Dmir\TRAM sites. The enriched occurrence of Dmir\TRAM elements at the evolving neo-Y chromosome adds evidence to the view that Y chromosome degeneration is driven by the accumulation of transposable elements. The element has been cloned and its structure and organisation determined.
Present on the neo-Y chromosome of D.miranda.