class 2 transposon (DNA transposon)
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Introduction
- moves directly from one position to another within the genome using a transposase (see transposase)
usually move by cut & paste, rather than copy & paste
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Transposon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposon
- ↑ McClintock, B. The origin and behavior of mutable loci in maize. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. (1950) 36(6): 344-55. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15430309