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- noun Plural form of
retrotransposon .
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They have identified genes - known as retrotransposons - responsible for thousands of tiny changes in the DNA of brain tissue.
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On top of that, huge chunks of the genome are made up of mysterious virus-like entities called retrotransposons, pieces of selfish DNA that appear to serve no function other than to make copies of themselves.
Disinformation 2010
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On top of that, huge chunks of the genome are made up of mysterious virus-like entities called retrotransposons, pieces of selfish DNA that appear to serve no function other than to make copies of themselves.
Disinformation 2010
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On top of that, huge chunks of the genome are made up of mysterious virus-like entities called retrotransposons, pieces of selfish DNA that appear to serve no function other than to make copies of themselves.
Signs of the Times 2010
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On top of that, huge chunks of the genome are made up of mysterious virus-like entities called retrotransposons, pieces of selfish DNA that appear to serve no function other than to make copies of themselves.
Disinformation 2010
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A type of transposon called retrotransposons are transcribed into RNA and then reintegrated into the genomic DNA.
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A type of transposon called retrotransposons are transcribed into RNA and then reintegrated into the genomic DNA.
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A type of transposon called retrotransposons are transcribed into RNA and then reintegrated into the genomic DNA.
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And if (as appears to be the case) retroelements (such as retrotransposons) are generally the relics of past retroviral infections, then it would appear that endosymbiosis plays an important direct role in evolution, its plays an equally important albeit indirect role through retrotransposition.
Lynn Margulis: "Definitely a Darwinist" - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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One class of transposons, called "retrotransposons," is formed when DNA is copied into RNA, which is then reverse-copied back into DNA.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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