transposon

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A movable @D01597@ element that can be inserted at new sites into @P04689@ or @C01077@ independently of the host cell recombination system. Prokaryotic transposons can carry @G02604@ that confer new phenotypic properties, such as @R05315@ to antibiotics on the host.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 167 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'transposon' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06490 RIS BibTex EndNote
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