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retroposition

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retroposition /ret·ro·po·si·tion/ (pah-zĭ´shun) retrodeviation.
ret·ro·po·si·tion (rtr-p-zshn)
n.
A simple backward displacement of a structure or organ, such as the uterus, without retroversion or retroflexion.

retrodeviation [ret″ro-de″ve-a´shun]
any displacement backwards; the term includes retroversion, retroflexion, and other deviations. Called also retrodisplacement and retroposition.

retroposition
backward displacement.

retroposition
Gynecology Retroflexion, see there


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Although most retroposition events result in non-functional duplicates (called pseudogenes), in rare cases, retroposed genes, like Rps23r1, can become functional.
Retroposition of the AFC family of SINEs (short interspersed repetitive elements) before and during the adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Malawi and related inferences about phylogeny.
 
 
 
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