Their perpetuation requires enzymes for which they themselves often code, and the retro- variety also require reverse transcriptase.
Examples of these include Ty elements in yeast and P elements in Drosophila, which can cause sterile offspring. In some bacteria species, their presence in plasmids can promote antibiotic resistance. SINEs are transcribed but not translated while LINEs are sometimes translated into proteins. Their perpetuation requires enzymes for which they themselves often code, and the retro- variety also require reverse transcriptase. Their discover won a Nobel Prize for observing their effect on the coloration of maize. FTP name these pieces of mobile DNA studied by Barbara McClintock, also known as "jumping genes."
Examples of these include Ty elements in yeast and P elements in Drosophila, which can cause sterile offspring.
{transposons} (accept jumping genes or mobile DNA on early buzz)