A simple transposon also called "conservative

transposon A transposable element (TE, transposon, or jumping gene) is a nucleic acid sequence in DNA that can change its position within a genome, sometimes creating or reversing mutations and altering the cell's genetic identity and genome size. Transp ...

" is an

insertion sequence Insertion element (also known as an IS, an insertion sequence element, or an IS element) is a short DNA sequence that acts as a simple transposable element. Insertion sequences have two major characteristics: they are small relative to other transp ...

(IS element) that contains its own coding

transposase A transposase is any of a class of enzymes capable of binding to the end of a transposon and catalysing its movement to another part of a genome, typically by a cut-and-paste mechanism or a replicative mechanism, in a process known as transposition ...

between the short, inverted,

repeated sequences Repeated sequences (also known as repetitive elements, repeating units or repeats) are short or long patterns of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) that occur in multiple copies throughout the genome. In many organisms, a significant fraction of the genom ...

that flank (present) its gene coding region. Transposase is responsible for excision and transfer while resolvase is responsible for resolution of the transfer. Simple transposition is also called cut-and-paste transposition because the element is cut out of its original site and pasted into a new one.

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