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transposable element: a standalone construct

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Genetics

a DNA segment able to move or copy itself to new positions in a genome, with effects on nearby genes.

In genetics, transposable element refers to a DNA segment able to move or copy itself to new positions in a genome, with effects on nearby genes. This meaning comes from McClintock (1950) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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References

McClintock, B. (1950). The origin and behavior of mutable loci in maize. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 36(6), 344-355. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.36.6.344

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