retroposon

English

Etymology

From retropose +‎ -on?

Noun

retroposon (plural retroposons)

1. (genetics) A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA.
   • 1994, Klaus Urich, Comparative Animal Biochemistry, page 21:

     The best-known retroposons are “copia” and the families similar to copia, which were discovered in Drosophila but are also found in many other animals and even in yeast and higher plants, and the similarly ubiquitous foldback (FB) element, "THE1" in humans and "VL30" in rats and mice.

Translations

fragment of DNA

• Icelandic: víxlstökkull m, retróstökkull m

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