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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > DNA > Retroelements
... > Information Science > Information Sources > Information Services > Documentation > Molecular Sequence Data > Base Sequence > Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Base Sequence > Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Base Sequence > Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements
... > Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Genome > Genome Components > Interspersed Repetitive Sequences > Retroelements

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Retroelements  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Element, Retrovirus-like
  • Elements, Retrovirus-like
  • MDG1 Retrotransposon
  • MDG1 Retrotransposons
  • Mobile Dispersed Genetic Elements
  • Retroposon
  • Retroposons
  • Retrotransposon
  • Retrotransposon, MDG1
  • Retrotransposons
  • Retrotransposons, MDG1
  • Retrovirus-like Element
  • Retrovirus like Elements
  • Retrovirus-like Elements
  • Transposons, Ty1
  • Transposon, Ty1
  • Ty1 Transposon
  • Ty1 Transposons

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 99(95); for MOBILE DISPERSED GENETIC ELEMENTS use DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS 1982-98; for TY1 TRANSPOSON use DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS 1988-98

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018626

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