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Mobile Genetic Element

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017580

Element of genetic material that has the ability to move genetic material within and between organisms. “Mobile genetic elements” include all plasmids, viruses, transposons, insertion sequences, and other classes of elements with these general properties.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017580
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationMGE
References40 CFR 725.3 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017580",
  "term": "Mobile Genetic Element",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Element of genetic material that has the ability to move genetic material within and between organisms. “Mobile genetic elements” include all plasmids, viruses, transposons, insertion sequences, and other classes of elements with these general properties.",
  "abbreviation": "MGE",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 725.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/mobile-genetic-element/"
}

Record 17,580 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.