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Transposable elements are specific sequences of DNA that can insert more or less at random into other DNA sequences. A “specific sequence” is defined by its ends and these are recognised during the transposition process. The ends of a particular element are usually identical or almost so and are thus called the “inverted repeats” (IR). During transposition, the IRs are recognised in a process that involves an element-encoded protein called “transposase”. (For a review of transposition, see ref.1.)
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de la Cruz, F., Avila, P., Ward, E., Grinsted, J. (1985). Transposition-Like Events Mediated by Single-Ended Derivatives of Transposon Tn21. In: Glass, R.E., Spižek, J. (eds) Gene Manipulation and Expression. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6565-5_9
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