FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term retrotransposon ID (Ontology) SO:0000180 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition A transposable element that is incorporated into a chromosome by a mechanism that requires reverse transcriptase.
Also Known As "class I transposon" ; "retrotransposon element"
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Nat. Transposons (FBte)  TRANSPOSON_TYPE      68
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 retrotransposon (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      68
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  integrated_mobile_genetic_element
   |__transposable_element
       |__retrotransposon  456 rec.
           |__LTR_retrotransposon 218 rec.
           |   |__Bel_Pao_LTR_retrotransposon
           |   |__Copia_LTR_retrotransposon
           |   |__Endogenous_Retrovirus_LTR_retrotransposon
           |   |__Gypsy_LTR_retrotransposon
           |   |__LARD
           |   |__Retrovirus_LTR_retrotransposon
           |   |__TRIM
           |__non_LTR_retrotransposon 171 rec.
               |__LINE_element(+)
               |__Penelope_retrotransposon
               |__SINE_element(+) 3 rec.
               |__YR_retrotransposon(+)
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  • "class I" RELATED
    "class I transposon" EXACT
    "retrotransposon element" EXACT
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