Alu elements are found exclusively in primate species and comprise over 10% of the human genome. To better define the mechanisms responsible for Alu replication, we introduced a human Alu element into ...
Alu elements infiltrated the ancestral primate genome about 65 million years ago. Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution ...
Alu elements are the most abundant mobile elements in the human genome (∼1 100 000 copies). Polymorphic Alu elements have been proved to be useful in studies of human origins and relationships owing ...