About The Medical Condition Retroposon

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Retroposon

Retroposon Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Retroposon Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Retroposon?

Elements that are transcribed into RNA, reverse-transcribed into DNA and then inserted into a new site in the genome. Long terminal repeats (LTRs) similar to those from retroviruses are contained in retrotransposons and retrovirus-like elements. Retroposons, such as LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS and SHORT INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS do not contain LTRs.

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