Class II Transposable Elements

Class II transposons (Figure 25.35) contain only one set of short flanking direct repeat sequences. In addition to a protein-encoding gene (often conferring antibiotic resistance) and a transposase gene, the elements include a gene for resolvase.


See also: Transposable Genetic Elements Recombination, Site-Specific Recombination, Gene Rearrangements, Table 25.4