单词 | retrotransposon |
释义 | retrotransposonenUKret·ro·trans·po·sonR0199750 (rĕt′rō-trăns-pō′zŏn)retrotransposonenUKretrotransposon[¦re·trō·tranz′pō‚zän]retrotransposonenUKret·ro·pos·on(ret'rō-pōz'on),retrotransposon(rĕt′rō-trăns-pō′zŏn)retrotransposona type of TRANSPOSABLE GENETIC ELEMENT, found in eukaryotic genomes, that utilizes RNA as an intermediate and the enzyme REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE to transpose. Reverse transcription of the RNA transcripts of the transposon produces a DNA copy that subsequently inserts into the GENOME to effect transposition. Retrotransposons may be degenerate RETROVIRUSES. |
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