Discrete segments of DNA which can excise and reintegrate to another site in the genome. Most are inactive, i.e., have not been found to exist outside the integrated state. DNA transposable elements include bacterial IS (insertion sequence) elements, Tn elements, the maize controlling elements Ac and Ds, Drosophila P, gypsy, and pogo elements, the human Tigger elements and the Tc and mariner elements which are found throughout the animal kingdom.

Annotation

do not use for retrotransposable elements (RETROELEMENTS)

DUI

D004251 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0006651

Previous indexing

Plasmids (1975-1979); Recombination, Genetic (1968-1979); Base Sequence (1971-1979); Mutation (1966-1979)

History note

99(80)

Public note

99; see DNA INSERTION ELEMENTS 1980-98; for INSERTION SEQUENCE ELEMENTS see INSERTION SEQUENCE ELEMENTS 1980