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MITE

Term ID
SO:0000338
Synonyms
  • miniature inverted repeat transposable element
Definition
A highly repetitive and short (100-500 base pair) transposable element with terminal inverted repeats (TIR) and target site duplication (TSD). MITEs do not encode proteins. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/18/10083
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