retrotransposons

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005495",
  "term": "retrotransposons",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Elements that are transcribed into RNA, reverse-transcribed into DNA and then inserted into a new site in the genome. Long terminal repeats (LTRs) similar to those from retroviruses are contained in retrotransposons and retrovirus-like elements. Retroposons, such as long interspersed nucleotide elements and short interspersed nucleotide elements do not contain LTRs.",
  "synonyms": [
    "retroelements",
    "retroposons",
    "retroviral-like elements",
    "ty elements"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "interspersed repetitive sequences",
    "transposition (genetics)",
    "Retroviridae"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "retroelementos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/retrotransposons/"
}