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Why did the Tc1-like elements of mollusks acquired the spliceosomal introns?
Mikhail V. Puzakov, Lyudmila V. Puzakova, Sergey V. Cheresiz
The paper investigates why Tc1-like elements in mollusks acquired spliceosomal introns, proposing a hypothesis of gene co-optation by bivalves.