Mobilome

(A) Transposable elements are flanked by inverted tandem repeats (TIRs). (B) Transposases cleave the transposable element at the TIRs. The free transposable element inserts into another part of the genome.

The mobilome is the entire set of mobile genetic elements in a genome. Mobilomes are found in eukaryotes,[1] prokaryotes,[2] and viruses.[3] The compositions of mobilomes differ among lineages of life, with transposable elements being the major mobile elements in eukaryotes, and plasmids and prophages being the major types in prokaryotes.[4] Virophages contribute to the viral mobilome.[5]

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