Term Name: retrotransposon
Synonyms: class I, class I transposon, retrotransposon element
Definition: A transposable element that is incorporated into a chromosome by a mechanism that requires reverse transcriptase.
Ontology: Sequence Ontology [SO:0000180]

Relationships
is a type of: transposable_element
has subtype: LTR_retrotransposon non_LTR_retrotransposon