Term Name: retrotransposition
Synonyms: Class I transposition, retrotransposon transposition, RNA-mediated transposition, Tf transposition, transposition via RNA intermediate, transposition, RNA-mediated, Ty element transposition, Ty1 element transposition, Ty2 element transposition, Ty3 element transposition
Definition: A type of transposition in which a transposable element (transposon) copies and pastes itself into a different genomic location by transcription and convertsion of the transcribed RNA back into DNA through reverse transcription.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0032197]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: transposition
negatively regulated by: transposable element silencing