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Transposable element refers to DNA sequences that can move to different positions in the genome, either by excision and re‐insertion or by retrotransposition.
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(2005). Transposable Element. In: Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29623-9_9021
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