Definition of Retrotransposons

1. Noun. (plural of retrotransposon) ¹

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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

retrotarsal fold
retrotort
retrotranscript
retrotranscription
retrotranscripts
retrotranslocation
retrotransposable
retrotransposal
retrotranspose
retrotransposed
retrotransposes
retrotransposing
retrotransposition
retrotranspositions
retrotransposon
retrotransposons (current term)
retrousse
retroussé
retrouterine
retrovaccination
retrovaccinations
retroversioflexion
retroversion
retroversions
retrovert
retroverted
retroverting
retroverts
retroviral
retroviral vector

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