Starship giant transposable elements cluster by host taxonomy using kmer-based phylogenetics
Rowena Hill, Daniel P. Smith, Gail Canning, Michelle Grey, Kim Elizabeth Hammond-Kosack, Mark McMullan
The paper uses kmer-based phylogenetics to classify Starship transposable elements and finds they cluster by host taxonomy, suggesting horizontal transfer is less common across larger evolutionary distances.
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Apr 11, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology