Elements that are transcribed into RNA, reverse-transcribed into DNA and then inserted into a new site in the genome. Long terminal repeats (LTRs) similar to those from retroviruses are contained in retrotransposons and retrovirus-like elements. Retroposons, such as LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS and SHORT INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS do not contain LTRs.
99; see RETROTRANSPOSONS 1995-98; for MOBILE DISPERSED GENETIC ELEMENTS see DNA INSERTION ELEMENTS 1982-98; for TY1 TRANSPOSON see DNA INSERTION ELEMENTS 1988-98
History Note
99(95); for MOBILE DISPERSED GENETIC ELEMENTS use DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS 1982-98; for TY1 TRANSPOSON use DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS 1988-98
Elements that are transcribed into RNA, reverse-transcribed into DNA and then inserted into a new site in the genome. Long terminal repeats (LTRs) similar to those from retroviruses are contained in retrotransposons and retrovirus-like elements. Retroposons, such as LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS and SHORT INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS do not contain LTRs.
