mobile_genetic_element (RELEASE_2.5.1) |
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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: | mobile_element_insertion (SO:0001837) |
integrated_mobile_genetic_element (SO:0001039) | |
extrachromosomal_mobile_genetic_element (SO:0001038) | |
mobile_intron (SO:0000666) |
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