About Ahmet L. Tek
The major focus of our research group is on structural elements of plant genomes and chromosomes using molecular cytogenetic tools.
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Genes & Genomics
Too good to be true: a genome specific distribution of a transposable element in soybean species
We discovered a novel DNA transposon element called GftoMITE1 integrated into the CenH3 gene in Glycine falcata. Interestingly, GftoMITE1 shows genome-specific distribution in wild perennial soybean species, regardless of ploidy, but is absent in cultivated soybean and its progenitor.