terminal_inverted_repeat_element (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000208 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A DNA transposable element defined as having termini with perfect, or nearly perfect short inverted repeats, generally 10 - 40 nucleotides long. |
| Synonyms: | terminal inverted repeat element, TIR element |
| DB Xrefs: | URL: http://www.genetics.org/cgi/reprint/156/4/1983.pdf |
| Parent: | DNA_transposon (SO:0000182) |
| Children: | terminal_inverted_repeat (SO:0000481) |
| insertion_sequence (SO:0000973) | |
| polinton (SO:0001170) | |
| MITE (SO:0000338) | |
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