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Transposase is an enzyme that binds to the ends of a transposon and catalyzes the movement of the transposon to another part of the genome by a cut and paste mechanism or a replicative transposition mechanism.
They are classified under EC number EC 2.7.7.
Tranposase binds to p elements.
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