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MeSH Heading: Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Tree Number(s): G02.111.570.080.708; G05.360.080.708
Unique ID: D012091
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012091
Annotation: coordinate with DNA, RNA, or specifics
Scope Note: Sequences of DNA or RNA that occur in multiple copies. There are several types: INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES are copies of transposable elements (DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS or RETROELEMENTS) dispersed throughout the genome. TERMINAL REPEAT SEQUENCES flank both ends of another sequence, for example, the long terminal repeats (LTRs) on RETROVIRUSES. Variations may be direct repeats, those occurring in the same direction, or inverted repeats, those opposite to each other in direction. TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES are copies which lie adjacent to each other, direct or inverted (INVERTED REPEAT SEQUENCES).
Entry Version: REPET SEQ NA
Entry Term(s): DNA Repetitious Region; DNA, Selfish; Direct Repeat; Genes, Selfish; Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences; Repetitious Region, DNA; Repetitive Region; Repetitive Sequence; Selfish DNA; Selfish Genes
Previous Indexing: Base Sequence (1971-1980); DNA (1968-1980)
See Also: Multigene Family
Public MeSH Note: 81
History Note: 81
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/02
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025