Medical Definition of Retrotransposon

1. Transposable element with a transpositional mechanism requiring reverse transcriptase in a manner reminiscent of retroviruses, to which they may be related. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrotransposon

retrospective
retrospective
retrospectively
retrospectives
retrospective falsification
retrospective studies
retrospective study
retrospects
retrospondylolisthesis
retrosternal
retrosternal hernia
retrosternal space
retrosteroid
retrotarsal
retrotarsal fold
retrotransposon (current term)
retrotransposons
retrousse
retrouterine
retrovaccination
retroversioflexion
retroversion
retroversion
retroversions
retrovert
retroverted
Retrovir
retroviral
retroviral vector
Retroviridae

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