29. Predictions for mobile DNA
It’s always fun to go out on a limb and predict what the future holds for the field, realizing that because of all the unexpected surprises the odds are great that most of one’s predictions will be inaccurate. But here goes anyway. The following is a list of top ten predictions, not in any specific order. The list focuses on mammalian mobile DNA because that is the area with which I am most familiar. Some of these predictions are on basic stuff, while others have medical significance.
1. Mammalian mobile DNA, specifically the non-LTR retrotransposon, does have an important function in the individual that provides positive selection for the element. I consider this prediction somewhat iffy because it’s hard to find ...
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