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retroposon

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ret·ro·po·son
Pronunciation: -'pO-"zän
Function: noun
: RETROTRANSPOSON
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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retroposon ret·ro·po·son (rět'rō-pō'sən)
n.
A transposition of DNA sequences that does not occur in DNA itself but rather when mRNA is transcribed back into the genomic DNA.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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