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Retrotransposon are a class of [[Trsnaposons|transposons]] which operate by [[DNA|DNA]] being transcribed into [[RNA|RNA]] then back to DNA again, via the action of [[reverse trnascriptase|reverse trnascriptase]]<ref>Lander E, Linton L, Birren B, Nusbaum C, Zody M, Baldwin J et al. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature [Internet]. 2001</ref>. They are also known as 'jumping genes' as DNA is moved to a different position on the chromosome each time retrotransposition occurs<ref>Lander E, Linton L, Birren B, Nusbaum C, Zody M, Baldwin J et al. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature [Internet]. 2001</ref>.  
Retrotransposon are a class of [[Trsnaposons|transposons]] which operate by [[DNA|DNA]] being transcribed into [[RNA|RNA]] then back to DNA again, via the action of [[Reverse trnascriptase|reverse trnascriptase]]<ref>Lander E, Linton L, Birren B, Nusbaum C, Zody M, Baldwin J et al. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature [Internet]. 2001</ref>. They are also known as 'jumping genes' as DNA is moved to a different position on the [[Chromosome|chromosome]] each time retrotransposition occurs<ref>Lander E, Linton L, Birren B, Nusbaum C, Zody M, Baldwin J et al. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature [Internet]. 2001</ref>.  


There are 2 types of retrotransposons<ref>The three Types of Retrotransposons [Internet]. Actforlibraries.org. 2018</ref>:  
There are 2 types of retrotransposons<ref>The three Types of Retrotransposons [Internet]. Actforlibraries.org. 2018</ref>:  

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Retrotransposon are a class of transposons which operate by DNA being transcribed into RNA then back to DNA again, via the action of reverse trnascriptase[1]. They are also known as 'jumping genes' as DNA is moved to a different position on the chromosome each time retrotransposition occurs[2].

There are 2 types of retrotransposons[3]:

  1. Long Terminal Receptors (LTRs) - these have structures similar to retroviruses
  2. Non-Long Terminal Receptors (non LTRs) - these are further divided into Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements (LINEs) and Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs)

References

  1. ↑ Lander E, Linton L, Birren B, Nusbaum C, Zody M, Baldwin J et al. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature [Internet]. 2001
  2. ↑ Lander E, Linton L, Birren B, Nusbaum C, Zody M, Baldwin J et al. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. Nature [Internet]. 2001
  3. ↑ The three Types of Retrotransposons [Internet]. Actforlibraries.org. 2018
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