Medical Definition of Retrotransposons

1. Transposable elements (transposons) that involve a retrovirus-like process of reverse transcription. The DNA element is transcribed into RNA, reverse-transcribed into DNA, and then inserted at a new site in the genome. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retrotransposons

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

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