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]
(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.
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