mobile_genetic_element (RELEASE_2.4) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0001037 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A nucleotide region with either intra-genome or intracellular moblity, of varying length, which often carry the information necessary for transfer and recombination with the host genome. |
| Synonyms: | MGE, mobile genetic element |
| DB Xrefs: | PMID: 14681355 |
| Parents: | mobile (SO:0001234) |
| biological_region (SO:0001411) | |
| Children: | integrated_mobile_genetic_element (SO:0001039) |
| extrachromosomal_mobile_genetic_element (SO:0001038) | |
| mobile_intron (SO:0000666) | |
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