Mutator_TIR_transposon

Term ID

SO:0002280

Synonyms

• DTM transposon
• MLE transposon
• Mu transposon
• MuDR
• MULE
• Mutator TIR transposon
• Mutator transposon

Definition

Members of the Mutator family of terminal inverted repeat (TIR) transposon are usually long but are also highly divergent, either sharing only terminal G…C nucleotides, or with the G…C nucleotides absent. The length of the TSD (7-11 bp, usually 9 bp) remains probably the most useful criterion for identification. 17984973

References

Ontology

Sequence Ontology