FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

foldback_element

ID (Ontology)

SO:0000238 (Sequence Ontology)

Definition

A transposable element with extensive secondary structure, characterized by large modular imperfect long inverted repeats.

Also Known As

"foldback element"

Comment

Links to External Ontologies

SO.org

Annotations

Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS

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Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)

Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Nat. Transposons (FBte)	TRANSPOSON_TYPE

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Transposons
foldback_element (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  transposable_element
   |__DNA_transposon
       |__foldback_element  6 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	DNA_transposon
Part of
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"foldback element" EXACT "long inverted repeat element" RELATED "LVR element" RELATED
Secondary IDs

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