hAT_TIR_transposon

Term ID

SO:0002279

Synonyms

• Ac transposon
• Ac/Ds transposon
• Ds transposon
• DTA transposon
• hAT TIR transposon
• hAT transposon
• hAT-Ac transposon

Definition

The hAT terminal inverted repeat transposon superfamily elements were first found in maize (the Ac/Ds elements). Members of the hAT superfamily have TSDs of 8 bp, relatively short TIRs of 5–27 bp and overall lengths of less than 4 kb. 11454746

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology