An exploration of the raw power of genetic material to refashion itself to any purpose... Virtually all organisms contain multiple mobile DNAs that can move fro

Documents the remarkable mobility of DNA in procaryotic and eucaryotic genomes: the ability of various DNA segments to move to new sites, to invert, and to unde

This book thoroughly reviews our current scientific understanding of the significant role that mobile genetic elements play in the evolution and function of gen

An extension of the original volume, reflecting the latest advances in understanding these elements. This title is published by the American Society for Microbi

Annotation What we now know about mobile DNA--and the substantial roles it plays in humans, animals, and plants. & bull; & bull;Mobile DNA accounts for more tha