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Centromere-associated retroelement evolution in Drosophila melanogaster reveals an underlying conflict
Lucas W. Hemmer, Sherif Negm, Xuewen Geng…·Amanda M. Larracuente
The paper studies the evolution of G2/Jockey-3, a retroelement associated with centromeres in Drosophila melanogaster, finding it is likely a selfish element that targets centromeres to evade host defenses.