Term Name: PIF_Harbinger_TIR_transposon
Synonyms: DTH transposon, Harbinger transposon, PIF Harbinger TIR transposon, PIF transposon, Tourist transposon element
Definition: Terminal inverted repeat transposons in the PIF/Harbinger/tourist superfamily create 3-bp target site duplication that are mainly 'TAA' or 'TTA'. The autonomous PIF-Harbinger elements are relatively small in size, usually a few kb in length. Non-autonomous elements in this superfamily usually shorter than 600 bp are referrred to as Tourist elements. The terminal sequences for PIF/Harbinger/Tourist elements are 'GGG/CCC?GGC/GCC' or 'GA/GGCA?TGCC/TC'.
Ontology: Sequence Ontology [SO:0002284]

Relationships
is a type of: terminal_inverted_repeat_element