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miniature inverted-repeat transposable element

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Also known as: MITE, class III transposons

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In transposon: Miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements
MITEs are characterized by their short lengths, generally about 400 to 600 base pairs, and by a stretch of about 15 base pairs that occurs at each end of each element in an inverted fashion (as mirror sequences). The mechanism by…
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