Term Name: | CACTA_TIR_transposon |
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Synonyms: | CACTA TIR transposon, CACTA transposon element, CACTC transposon, CMC-EnSpm transposon, dSpm transposon, DTC transposon, En transposon, En-Spm transposon, EnSpm transposon, Spm transposon |
Definition: | This terminal inverted repeat of the CACTA family generate 3-bp target site duplication (TSD) upon insertion. CACTA elements do not have a significant preference for genic region insertions. This terminal inverted repeat (TIR) transposon superfamily is named CACTA because their terminal sequences are 'CACTA/G…C/TAGTG'. |
Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0002285] |