Term Name: | movement of group I intron |
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Definition: | Lateral transfer of a group I intron to a homologous allele that lacks the intron, mediated by a site-specific endonuclease encoded within the mobile intron; group I introns are self-splicing introns that use guanosine as a cofactor in the splicing reaction. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006316] QuickGO AmiGO |