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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > nucleotide sequences > repetitive sequences > terminal repeat sequences
Preferred Term:

terminal repeat sequences

Definition:
Nucleotide sequences repeated on both the 5' and 3' ends of a sequence under consideration. For example, the hallmarks of a transposon are that it is flanked by inverted repeats on each end and the inverted repeats are flanked by direct repeats. The Delta element of Ty retrotransposons and LTRs (long terminal repeats) are examples of this concept.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
repetitive sequences
Entry Terms:
  • inverted terminal repeat
  • terminal repeat
  • long-terminal repeats
  • long terminal repeats
  • delta elements
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/50569
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2015-08-07