Term Name: | homing of group II introns |
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Definition: | Lateral transfer of a group II intron to a homologous allele that lacks the intron, mediated by a site-specific endonuclease encoded within the mobile intron; group II introns are self-splicing introns with a conserved secondary structure. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006315] QuickGO AmiGO |