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'''Mobile genetic elements''' (MGE) are a type of [[DNA]] that can move around within the [[genome]]. They include:
*[[Transposon]]s
**[[Retrotransposons]]
**[[DNA transposons]]
**[[Insertion sequences]]
*[[Plasmids]]
*[[Bacteriophage]] elements, like [[Mu phage|Mu]] which integrates randomly into the genome
*[[Group II introns]]
 
==References==
*Miller, W.J. and Capy, P. eds. 2004. ''Mobile genetic elements : protocols and genomic applications''. Humana Press. ISBN 1-58829-007-7
*Shapiro, J.A. ed 1983. ''Mobile genetic elements''. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-638680-3
 
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