retrotransposons
transposable elements (transposons) that involve a retrovirus-like process of reverse transcription. The dNA element is transcribed into rNA, reverse-transcribed into DNA, and then inserted at a new site in the genome.
Retrotransposon
A genetic element that transposes to a new location in DNA by first making an RNA copy of itself, then making a DNA copy of this RNA with a reverse transcriptase, and then inserting the DNA copy into the target DNA.
retrotransposon - A transposable DNA element (transposon) which is replicated through an RNA intermediate via reverse transcriptase.
[edit] Retrotransposons
Retrotransposons are sequences in the DNA that are the result of retrotransposition of RNA.
Retrotransposon
Special transposon whose sequence is transcribed to RNA in the cell. After generation of the RNA strand a reverse transcriptase produced by the retrotransposon reconverts the RNA to DNA.
See retrotransposon.
Chromosome
The term was proposed by Waldeyer (1888) for the individual threads within a cell nucleus (gk. chroma, colour; soma, body).
Non-LTR retrotransposons, or retroposons integrate at short, consensus-defined DNA targets in mammals in a process mediated by L1 element1,2. These targets appear to be hot spots for homologous recombination.
[Discussion] Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)] Reticular formation Retina, human Retinal Retinoblastoma Retinoids Retinol (vitamin A) Retrotransposons RetrovirusA virus whose genome consists of RNA which, after infection, ...
Amplified fragment length polymorphism
Genetics
Retrotransposon
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