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mobile genetic elements
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Mobile genetic elements
Mobile genetic elements
(
MGE
) are a type of
DNA
that can move around within the
genome
. They include:
Transposons
(also called transposable elements)
Retrotransposons
DNA transposons
Insertion sequences
Plasmids
Bacteriophage
elements, like
Mu
, which integrates randomly into the genome
Group II introns
Group I introns
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