Term Name: intron homing
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Definition: Lateral transfer of an intron to a homologous allele that lacks the intron, mediated by a site-specific endonuclease encoded within the mobile intron.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006314]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: DNA recombination
has subtype: homing of group II introns movement of group I intron