Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Phylogenetic relatedness rather than aquatic habitat fosters horizontal transfer of transposable elements in animals
Héloïse Muller, Rosina Savisaar, Jean Peccoud…·Clément Gilbert
The paper analyzes horizontal transfer of transposable elements in 247 animal species, finding that phylogenetic relatedness, not aquatic habitat, strongly influences HTT rates.