Meaning transposable element
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transposable element


A mobile fragment of DNA that can change position in a genome; a cause of sequence insertions and deletions in some organisms. © Nature Education
Source: nature.com

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transposable element


A genetic element that can move from one location in the genome to another.
Source: evolution-textbook.org

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transposable element


  A DNA sequence capable of moving (transposing ) from one location to another in the genome.
Source: tvmouse.ucdavis.edu

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transposable element


Discrete segments of DNA which can excise and reintegrate to another site in the Genome. Most are inactive, i.e., have not been found to exist outside the integrated state. DNA transposable Elements i [..]
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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transposable element


A genetic element of chromosomes of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes that has the capacity to mobilize itself and move from one location to another in the genome.
Source: archaeologyinfo.com

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transposable element


A DNA segment that moves from one region of a genome to another.
Source: dddmag.com (offline)

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transposable element


A DNA sequence, copies of which become inserted into various sites in the genome.
Source: sites.sinauer.com (offline)





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