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. 1979 Mar;5(3):197-206.
doi: 10.1016/0378-1119(79)90078-7.

Nomenclature of transposable elements in prokaryotes

A Campbell, D E Berg, D Botstein, E M Lederberg, R P Novick, P Starlinger, W Szybalski

Nomenclature of transposable elements in prokaryotes

A Campbell et al. Gene. 1979 Mar.

Abstract

Transposable elements are defined as specific DNA segments that can repeatedly insert into a few or many sites in a genome. They are classified as simple IS elements, more complex Tn transposons and self-replicating episomes. Definitions and nomenclature rules for these three classes of prokaryotic transposable elements are specified.

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