Interspersed Repetitive Sequences
Synonyms
Dispersed Repetitive Sequence
Dispersed Repetitive Sequences
Element, Interspersed Repetitive
Element, Mobile Genetic
Elements, Interspersed Repetitive
Elements, Mobile Genetic
Gene, Jumping
Genes, Jumping
Genetic Element, Mobile
Genetic Elements, Mobile
Interspersed Repetitive Element
Interspersed Repetitive Elements
Interspersed Repetitive Sequence
Jumping Gene
Jumping Genes
Mobile Genetic Element
Mobile Genetic Elements
Repetitive Element, Interspersed
Repetitive Elements, Interspersed
Repetitive Sequence, Dispersed
Repetitive Sequence, Interspersed
Repetitive Sequences, Dispersed
Repetitive Sequences, Interspersed
Sequence, Dispersed Repetitive
Sequence, Interspersed Repetitive
Sequences, Dispersed Repetitive
Sequences, Interspersed Repetitive
Copies of transposable elements interspersed throughout the genome, some of which are still active and often referred to as "jumping genes". There are two classes of interspersed repetitive elements. Class I elements (or RETROELEMENTS - such as retrotransposons, retroviruses, LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS and SHORT INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS) transpose via reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate. Class II elements (or DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS - such as transposons, Tn elements, insertion sequence elements and mobile gene cassettes of bacterial integrons) transpose directly from one site in the DNA to another.
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