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enzyme that catalyzes the excision and insertion of transposons in the genome.
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An enzyme involved in the transfer of transposons within a genome.
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An enzyme (or enzyme complex) required for the transposition of a particular transposable element. A transposase must recognize specific sites on the ends of a transposon, cut the transposon out of the original site, and insert the transposon into a new site.
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An enzyme encoded by a transposon gene and that catalyses the movement of a DNA sequence to a different site in a DNA molecule, by catalysing the excision of the transposon from one site and its insertion into a new chromosomal site.
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the enzyme that cuts the target DNA and splices in the transposing sequence; called the integrase in retroelements.
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The enzyme responsible for moving a transposon from one place to another.
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