FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term genomic_island ID (Ontology) SO:0000772 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition A genomic island is an integrated mobile genetic element, characterized by size (over 10 Kb). It that has features that suggest a foreign origin. These can include nucleotide distribution (oligonucleotides signature, CG content etc.) that differs from the bulk of the chromosome and/or genes suggesting DNA mobility.
Also Known As "genomic island"
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   |__integrated_mobile_genetic_element
       |__genomic_island
           |__adaptive_island
           |__cryptic_prophage
           |__defective_conjugative_transposon
           |__metabolic_island
           |__pathogenic_island
           |__symbiosis_island
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