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SO Term : PIF_Harbinger_TIR_transposon [SO:0002284] Sequence Ontology

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description  Terminal inverted repeat transposons in the PIF/Harbinger/tourist superfamily create 3-bp target site duplication that are mainly 'TAA' or 'TTA'. The autonomous PIF-Harbinger elements are relatively small in size, usually a few kb in length. Non-autonomous elements in this superfamily usually shorter than 600 bp are referrred to as Tourist elements. The terminal sequences for PIF/Harbinger/Tourist elements are 'GGG/CCC…GGC/GCC' or 'GA/GGCA…TGCC/TC'.
  • synonyms:
  • Harbinger transposon,
  • PIF transposon,
  • PIF Harbinger TIR transposon,
  • DTH transposon,
  • Tourist transposon element
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