MITE [SO_0000338]

MITE

ID: SO_0000338

Class

A highly repetitive and short (100-500 base pair) transposable element with terminal inverted repeats (TIR) and target site duplication (TSD). MITEs do not encode proteins.

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Classification

terminal_inverted_repeat_element

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
miniature inverted repeat transposable element	exact synonym