Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ret·ro·trans·po·son Pronunciation:
-"tran(t)s-'pO-"zän Function:
noun : a transposable element that undergoestransposition from one place to another in the genome of a cell by forming an intermediate RNA transcript from which a copy of the DNA of the transposable element is made using a reverse transcriptaseand inserted into the genome at a new location called also
retroposon
(rět'rō-trāns-pō'zŏn) 