FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term polinton ID (Ontology) SO:0001170 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition A kind of DNA transposon that populates the genomes of protists, fungi, and animals, characterized by a unique set of proteins necessary for their transposition, including a protein-primed DNA polymerase B, retroviral integrase, cysteine protease, and ATPase. Polintons are characterized by 6-bp target site duplications, terminal-inverted repeats that are several hundred nucleotides long, and 5'-AG and TC-3' termini. Polintons exist as autonomous and nonautonomous elements.[ PubMed:16537396 ]
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