NOMENCLATURE OF TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS IN PROKARYOTES

被引:38
作者
CAMPBELL, A
BERG, DE
LEDERBERG, EM
STARLINGER, P
BOTSTEIN, D
NOVICK, RP
SZYBALSKI, W
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
[2] STANFORD UNIV,MED CTR,SCH MED,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,STANFORD,CA 94305
[3] UNIV COLOGNE,INST GENET,D-5000 COLOGNE 41,FED REP GER
[4] MIT,DEPT BIOL,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[5] PUBL HLTH RES INST CITY NEW YORK INC,NEW YORK,NY 10016
[6] UNIV WISCONSIN,MCARDLE LAB CANC RES,MADISON,WI 53706
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10.1016/0147-619X(79)90030-1
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Transposable elements are defined as specific DNA segments that can repeatedly insert into a few or many sites in a genome. They are classified as simple IS elements, more complex Tn transposons, and self-replicating episomes. Definitions and nomenclature rules for these three classes of prokaryotic transposable elements are specified. © 1979.
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