Preferred Label : retroelements;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : retroelement;
MeSH hyponym : MDG1 retrotransposons; retrovirus-like elements; retroposons; retrotransposons; mobile dispersed genetic elements; Ty1 transposon; Transposon, Ty1; Transposons, Ty1; Ty1 Transposons; Retrotransposon; Element, Retrovirus-like; Elements, Retrovirus-like; Retrovirus like Elements; Retrovirus-like Element; MDG1 Retrotransposon; Retrotransposon, MDG1; Retrotransposons, MDG1; Retroposon;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrotransposons;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D018626;
UMLS CUI : C0242850;
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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.