What is another word for retrotransposition?
Pronunciation: [ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊtɹanspəzˈɪʃən] (IPA) 
Retrotransposition is the process by which a genetic element moves from one location in the genome to another by first being transcribed into RNA and then reverse transcribed back into DNA. There are a variety of other terms that can be used to describe this process including retrotransposon movement, retrotranspositional transposition, and retrotransposition-mediated genomic rearrangement. Other related terms include retrotranspositional recombination, transposon-mediated recombination, and mobile element transposition. Regardless of the terminology used, the process of retrotransposition is a important mechanism for generating genetic diversity within populations and can have significant impacts on gene regulation and evolution over time.
