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Transposons that clean up after themselves.

Genome biology
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-6-224
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A transposon in the germline genome of the ciliate Oxytricha uses its transposase to remove itself, as well as other germline-limited DNA, from the differentiating somatic genome during development.

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Chalker, D. L. (2009). Transposons that clean up after themselves. Genome Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2009-10-6-224

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