[Retrotransposons are transposable DNA elements (transposons) that employ retroviral-like reverse transcription during the process of transposition: retrotransposon DNA is first transcribed into an RNA template, then reverse transcribed into DNA, and then inserted into a new genomic site. ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0600401 - Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide