title: DNA sequence of the maize transposable element Dissociation.
abstract: The DNA sequence of the terminal 4.2 kilobases (kb) of the 30-kb insertion in the endosperm sucrose synthase gene of maize mutant sh-m5933 shows that it comprises two identical 2,040-base pair (bp) segments, one inserted in the reverse direction into the other. We suggest that the 2,040-bp sequence is an example of the transposable element Dissociation described by Barbara McClintock.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004247:DNA