Retroposon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Retroposon is a noun meaning (genetics) A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA.
Meaning
(genetics) A fragment of DNA inserted into a chromosome following reverse transcription from RNA.
Example Sentences
The best-known retroposons are “copia” and the families similar to copia, which were discovered in Drosophila but are also found in many other animals and even in yeast and higher plants, and the similarly ubiquitous foldback (FB) element, "THE1" in humans and "VL30" in rats and mice.
Word Forms
- retroposons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retroposition, retrogene, retrotransposon, retroelement, retron, retrotransposition.
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