retrotransposon

retrotransposon
ret·ro·trans·po·son -.tran(t)s-'pō-.zän n a transposable element that undergoes transposition from one place to another in the genome of a cell by forming an intermediate RNA transcript from which a copy of the DNA of the transposable element is made using a reverse transcriptase and inserted into the genome at a new location called also retroposon

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ret·ro·trans·po·son (ret″ro-tranz-poґzon) a transposable element that generates a RNA intermediate, from which a new element is created by reverse transcription and inserted at a new site. Called also retroposon.

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