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retrotransposon
(retro|trans|poson)
Pronunciation:
/ˌrɛtrəʊtransˈpəʊzɒn, -trɑːns-, -tranz-/
noun
Genetics
a transposon whose sequence shows homology with that of a retrovirus.
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