Term Name: | retrotransposition |
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Synonyms: | Class I transposition, retrotransposon transposition, RNA-mediated transposition, Tf transposition, transposition via RNA intermediate, transposition, RNA-mediated, Ty element transposition, Ty1 element transposition, Ty2 element transposition, Ty3 element transposition |
Definition: | A type of transposition in which a transposable element (transposon) copies and pastes itself into a different genomic location by transcription and convertsion of the transcribed RNA back into DNA through reverse transcription. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0032197] QuickGO AmiGO |