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单词 retrotransposon
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retrotransposonn.

Brit. /ˌrɛtrəʊtrɑːnsˈpəʊzɒn/, /ˌrɛtrəʊtransˈpəʊzɒn/, U.S. /ˌrɛtroʊˌtrɑn(t)sˈpoʊzɑn/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: retrovirus n., transposon n.
Etymology: < retro- (in retrovirus n.) + transposon n. Compare slightly earlier retroposon n.
Genetics.
A transposon that has a mechanism of transposition involving reverse transcription. Also called retroposon.
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1985 J. D. Boeke et al. in Cell 40 496/1 Our data suggest that reverse transcription of Ty, like that of retroviruses, regenerates the 3′U5 from the 5′ end of the message and the 5′U3 from the 3′ end. We therefore propose the term retrotransposon for Ty and related elements.
1996 Economist 20 July 85/1 For more than 500m years, the genes of insects have contained an ancient segment of parasitic DNA called R2. R2 is a retrotransposon.
2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory xi. 1273 Retrotransposons..constitute about 40 percent of mammalian genomes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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