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@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ \section{Introduction}
 things, the changes in the number of elements of a given family over
 evolutionary time. Thus, in principle, one can make inferences about
 changes in the number of mobile elements in the genome from the
-phylogeny of the elements. Therefore, it becomes clear that examining
+topology of the elements. Therefore, it becomes clear that examining
 the population dynamics of TEs through coalescent approaches is going
 to be highly informative \citep{Bro05,BJ06,SMT+09}. The main
 contribution of our work is to devise a simulation framework that