title: Nomenclature of transposable elements in prokaryotes.
abstract: Transposable elements are defined as specific DNA segments that can repeatedly insert into a few or many sites in a genome. They are classified as simple IS elements, more complex Tn transposons and self-replicating episomes. Definitions and nomenclature rules for these three classes of prokaryotic transposable elements are specified.
mesh_terms: D002477:Cells; D003582:Cytogenetics; D011387:Prokaryotic Cells; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D009626:Terminology as Topic