Medical Definition of Retroposon

1. A transposition of sequences in a DNA that does not originate in the DNA but, in an mRNA that is transcribed back into the genomic DNA by reverse transcription. Origin: retro-+ L. Pono, pp. Positum, to place, + -on (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retroposon

retroperitoneal liposarcoma
retroperitoneal space
retroperitoneum
retroperitonitis
retropharyngeal
retropharyngeal abscess
retropharyngeal lymph nodes
retropharyngeal space
retropharynx
Retrophyllum
retroplacental
retroplasia
retropneumoperitoneum
retroposed
retroposition
retroposon (current term)
retropubic
retropubic hernia
retropubic prostatectomy
retropubic space
retropulsion
retropyloric lymph nodes
retropyloric nodes
retroreflection
retroreflective
retroreflector
retroreflectors
retrorocket
retrorse
retrorse

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