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IS ELEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A type of transposable element that inactivates the genes in which it is inserted.

OBS

Insertion sequences (700-1400 base pairs) are smaller than transposons and are flanked by short (five to nine bases) direct repeats of host sequences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Segment d'ADN procaryotique, de moins de 2 kpb [kilo paires de base], mobile, capable de s'insérer en divers points du génome.

OBS

Les séquences d'insertion sont plus courtes que les transposons (700-1400 bases) et portent à chaque extrémité une séquence de 5 à 9 bases copie conforme de la séquence hôte.

OBS

Sorte d'élément transposable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Secuencia de ADN bacteriano, capaz de insertarse en el genoma.

CONT

Las secuencias de inserción (IS) son transposones básicos y constituyentes normales de cromosomas bacterianos y de plásmidos.

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