FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term terminal_inverted_repeat_element ID (Ontology) SO:0000208 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition A DNA transposable element defined as having termini with perfect, or nearly perfect short inverted repeats, generally 10 - 40 nucleotides long.
Also Known As "terminal inverted repeat element" ; "TIR element"
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Nat. Transposons (FBte)  TRANSPOSON_TYPE     154
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 terminal_inverted_repeat_element (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)     154
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  transposable_element
   |__DNA_transposon
       |__terminal_inverted_repeat_element  197 rec.
           |__CACTA_TIR_transposon
           |__hAT_TIR_transposon
           |__insertion_sequence
           |__Merlin_TIR_transposon
           |__MITE 44 rec.
           |__Mutator_TIR_transposon
           |__P_TIR_transposon
           |__PIF_Harbinger_TIR_transposon
           |__piggyBac_TIR_transposon
           |__polinton
           |__Tc1_Mariner_TIR_transposon
           |__Transib_TIR_transposon
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  • "terminal inverted repeat element" EXACT
    "TIR element" EXACT
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