retrotransposon (CURRENT_SVN) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000180 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A transposable element that is incorporated into a chromosome by a mechanism that requires reverse transcriptase. |
| Synonyms: | class I, class I transposon, retrotransposon element |
| DB Xrefs: | URL: http://www.dddmag.com/Glossary.aspx#r |
| Parent: | transposable_element (SO:0000101) |
| Children: | non_LTR_retrotransposon (SO:0000189) |
| LTR_retrotransposon (SO:0000186) | |
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