This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA) In 2001 the sequencing of the human genome revealed a surprising fact: over 45% of our genome comes from sequences called transposons, "jumping" genes that can move within the genome, generating new copies of themselves through molecular mechanisms of cut-and-paste or copy-and-paste. Because of this characteristic, they are also called "selfish genes," interested only in replicating, in a way similar to the action of viruses.
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