retroposition

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English

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Etymology

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From retro- +‎ position.

Noun

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retroposition (countable and uncountable, plural retropositions)

  1. (genetics) The insertion of a fragment of DNA into a chromosome following reverse transcription
  2. (anatomy) backward displacement of a body part
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